*** 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 242.31 points at 21238.13

- ASX 200 down 37.633 points at 5921.9

- JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 150.85, yield down 0bp at 0.043%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 1 ticks at 97.88, yield down 0.8bp at 2.024%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 97.305, yield down 2.8bp at 2.676%

- US 10-Yr future down 6.25 ticks at 120.328125, yield down 0.55bp at 2.85%

- WTI crude up $0.14 at $62.2, Gold down $0.01 at $1316.74

- USDJPY down 9 pips at 106.02

* U.S. SEEKS ALLIANCE AGAINST CHINA IN TARIFF RELIEF TALKS - BBG

* TRUMP PREPARED TO HIT CHINA WITH $60BLN IN TARIFFS BY FRIDAY - WASHINGTON POST

* ECB'S MERSCH: ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS DOING BETTER THAN EXPECTED

* CANADIAN PM TRUDEAU: TRUMP SEEMS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT GETTING NAFTA DEAL