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

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

session:

- Nikkei 225 down 67.82 points at 21380.12

- ASX 200 down 6.129 points at 5890

- JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 150.42, JGB 10-Yr yield flat at 0.067%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 3 ticks at 97.89, Aussie 3-Yr yield down 2.8bp at 2.081%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 97.24, Aussie 10-Yr yield down 2.9bp at

2.734%

- US 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 125.11+, US 10-Yr yield flat at 2.316%

- WTI crude up $0.12 at $51.41, Gold up $0.03 at $1290.16

- USDJPY up 10 pips at 112.64

* U.S. PRES TRUMP SAID TO BE FAVOURING POWELL FOR FED CHAIR

* GE CHANC. MERKEL SAID 'ENCOURAGING SIGNS' DEC. WILL BRING BREAKTHROUGH BREXIT

* SENIOR WHITE HOUSE AIDE SAID PRES. TRUMP WILL DEMAND STEPS TO OBAMACARE REPEAL

* CATALAN SEPARATISTS ASK SUPPORTERS TO PULL MONEY FROM CAIXABANK&BANCO

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