*** Below gives key levels of markets at...>

SNAPSHOT: *** Below gives key levels of markets at the start of the Asia-Pac

session:

- Nikkei 225 up 73.91 points at 19717.7

- ASX 200 up 8.58 points at 5723.9

- JGB 10-Yr future up 1 ticks at 151.14, JGB 10-Yr yield down 0.2bp at 0.007%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 1 ticks at 97.98, Aussie 3-Yr yield down 0.7bp at 2.04%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3.5 ticks at 97.325, Aussie 10-Yr yield down 3.4bp at

2.68%

- US 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 126.30+, US 10-Yr yield up 0.7bp at 2.124%

- WTI crude down $0.22 at $47.01, Gold up $0.07 at $1321.62

- USDJPY up 10 pips at 110.08

* JAPAN Q2 NON-FINANCIAL FIRM CAPEX +1.5% Y/Y; Q1 +4.5%

* AUSTRALIA AI GROUP AUG MANUFACTURING INDEX +3.8 TO 59.8 PTS

* NEW ZEALAND Q2 TERMS OF TRADE +1.5% Q/Q VS MNI MEDIAN +3.1%

* US DEALER POSITIONS IN US TSYS +$7.3B TO $103.4B AUG 23 WK

* US'S MNUCHIN/CNBC: 'CONFIDENT' CONGRESS TO RAISE DEBT LIMIT