*** 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 254.92 points at 20163.37

- ASX 200 up 19.003 points at 5738.6

- JGB 10-Yr future down 14 ticks at 150.82, JGB 10-Yr yield up 0.4bp at 0.033%

- Aussie 3-Yr future flat at 97.8, Aussie 3-Yr yield up 0.1bp at 2.161%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1 ticks at 97.16, Aussie 10-Yr yield up 0.6bp at

2.805%

- US 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 126.05+, US 10-Yr yield down 0.9bp at 2.220%

- WTI crude up $0.01 at $49.92, Gold up $1.63 at $1309.08

- USDJPY down 10 pips at 111.46

* HURRICANE MARIA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 5 LEVEL

* AUSTRALIA ANZ-RM: CONFIDENCE INDEX AT 114.8,HIGHEST IN 8 WEEKS

* BOE CARNEY REITERATED 'SOME WITHDRAWAL OF MONETARY STIMULUS LIKELY

APPROPRIATE'