Below gives key levels of markets in the...>

SNAPSHOT: Below gives key levels of markets in the second half of the Asia-Pac

session:

- Nikkei 225 up 433.4 points at 22724.54

- ASX 200 up 43.482 points at 5963.2

- Shanghai Comp. up 42.885 points at 3426.207

- JGB 10-Yr future down 12 ticks at 152.10, yield down 0.1bp at 0.026%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 3.5 ticks at 99.085, yield up 3.8bp at 0.896%

- U.S. 10-Yr future +0-00+ at 139-07+, yield down 1.31bp at 0.632%

- WTI crude down $0.35 at $40.20, Gold up $4.66 at $1803.38

- USD/JPY down 10 pips at Y106.83

* TRUMP WEARS MASK IN PUBLIC FOR FIRST TIME

* U.S. WEIGHS LIMITED OPTIONS TO PUNISH CHINA OVER HONG KONG (WSJ)

* TIKTOK BECOMING MORE OF A FOCAL POINT IN SINO-U.S. TENSIONS

* CHINESE STATE MEDIA MESSAGING ON STOCKS REMAINS CONSISTENT

* UK FISCAL FOCUS REMAINS INTACT

* ASIAN HOURS BEREFT OF NOTABLE NEWS FLOW