*** 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 123.06 points at 22674.85

- ASX 200 up 1.998 points at 6282.2

- JGB 10-Yr future down 20 ticks at 150.49, yield up 1.2bp at 0.074%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 97.315, yield up 2.8bp at 2.675%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 119.15, yield down 0.74bp at 2.9524%

- WTI crude down $0.48 at $68.27, Gold down $0.12 at $1224.13

- USD/JPY down 4 pips at 111.82

* U.S. SAID TO PLAN HIGHER TARIFF ON $200BN OF CHINESE IMPORTS (BBG)

* U.S. TALKS WITH CHINA OVER TRADE DISPUTE SHOW LITTLE PROGRESS (WSJ)

* TRUMP: U.S. ECONOMY GOING TO DO EVEN BETTER NEXT QUARTER

* CHINA FACES `BIG' ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PRESSURES (DAILY)