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 down 1537.27 points at 21137.81

- ASX 200 down 215.231 points at 5811

- Shanghai Comp. down 74.95 points at 3412.547

- JGB 10-Yr future up 29 ticks at 150.61, JGB 10-Yr yield down 1.5bp at 0.069%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 10 ticks at 97.87, yield down 9.7bp at 2.081%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 16 ticks at 97.225, yield down 15.7bp at 2.775%

- US 10-Yr future up 1.08 points(40 ticks) at 122.16+, yield down 5.6bp at

2.6496%

- WTI crude down $0.76 at $63.39, Gold up $4.72 at $1344.44

- USDJPY down 55 pips at 108.54

* RBA ON HOLD AT 1.50%; INFLATION PROGRESS TO BE GRADUAL

* AUSTRALIA DEC RETAIL TRADE -0.5% M/M; MNI MEDIAN -0.2%

* AUSTRALIA DEC TRADE BALANCE -A$1.358B VS MNI MEDIAN +A$100M

* BOJ KURODA: ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS IN JAPAN, OTHERS FINE

* EQUITY SELL OFF CONTINUES IN ASIA