*** 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 26.52 points at 22747.66

- ASX 200 up 27.807 points at 5997.7

- JGB 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 150.91, JGB 10-Yr yield up 0.2bp at 0.041%

- Aussie 3-Yr future down 3 ticks at 98.05, Aussie 3-Yr yield up 2.2bp at 1.924%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 97.46, Aussie 10-Yr yield up 2.5bp at

2.524%

- US 10-Yr future up 2+ ticks at 124.04, US 10-Yr yield down 0.36bp at 2.4061%

- WTI crude down $0.05 at $57.36, Gold up $0.97 at $1275.98

- USDJPY down 11 pips at 112.43

* JAPAN OCT CORE-CORE CPI +0.2% Y/Y; SEP +0.2%

* JAPAN Q3 NON-FINANCIAL FIRM CAPEX +4.2% Y/Y; Q2 +1.5%

* JAPANESE NIKKEI MANUFACTURING PMI NOV F: 53.6 (PREV 53.8)

* AUSTRALIA CORELOGIC NOV NATL INDEX 0.0 M/M,SAME AS OCT

* SENATE SAY NEXT TAX VOTE WILL BE 11AM ET FRIDAY