*** 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 19.12 points at 22507.68

- ASX 200 up 16.124 points at 6010.7

- JGB 10-Yr future up 5 ticks at 150.89, yield down 0.7bp at 0.047%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 0.5 ticks at 97.26, yield up 0.6bp at 2.731%

- US 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 119.20+, yield down 0bp at 2.9277%

- WTI crude up $0.11 at $65.62, Gold up $0.86 at $1297.36

- USDJPY up 6 pips at 109.84

* US TSY SEC MNUCHIN URGED TRUMP TO EXEMPT CANADA FROM TARIFFS (ABC)

* ITALY PM CONTE WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE IN SENATE

* ITALY PM CONTE: EURO EXIT HAS NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED BY GOV'T

* CHINA OFFERED TO BUY $70BLN WORTH U.S. ENERGY & FARM PRODUCTS (WSJ)

* ECB IS SAID TO SEE JUNE 14 AS LIVE MEETING TO DEBATE QE EXIT (BBG)

* UK'S LABOUR PARTY TO ANNOUNCE SHIFT TOWARD SOFT BREXIT (TIMES)