Key levels of markets in the 2nd half of...>

SNAPSHOT: Key levels of markets in the 2nd half of the Asia-Pac session:

- Nikkei 225 up 303.02 points at 24118.99

- ASX 200 up 45.189 points at 6037.1

- Shanghai Comp. up 22.281 points at 3523.643

- JGB 10-Yr future up 9 ticks at 150.45, JGB 10-Yr yield down 0.5bp at 0.074%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 1.5 ticks at 97.735, yield down 1.6bp at 2.213%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 97.155, yield down 2.5bp at 2.837%

- US 10-Yr future up 4 ticks at 122.07, US 10-Yr yield down 0.55bp at 2.6445%

- WTI crude up $0.4 at $63.97, Gold up $2.5 at $1336.52

- USDJPY down 12 pips at 110.80

* BOJ KEEP ALL POLICY UNCHANGED, POSITIVE NOD TOWARDS STEADY INFLATION

EXPECTATIONS

* US CONGRESS PASS STOPGAP FUNDING BILL TO KEEP GOVT OPEN UNTIL FEB 8 

* US IMPOSE TARIFFS ON SOLAR/MACHINE IMPORTS

* UK SAID TO HAVE AGREED NORWAY STYLE TRANSITION DEAL WITH EU

* EU CREDITORS SAID TO START GREEK STRUCTURAL DEBT RELIEF TALKS