*** 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 263.63 points at 22424.47

- ASX 200 down 65.87 points at 5829.5

- JGB 10-Yr future up 6 ticks at 150.17, yield down 0.5bp at 0.145%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 5 ticks at 97.285, yield down 4.8bp at 2.702%

- US 10-Yr future down 3+ ticks at 118.07+, yield down 1.13bp at 3.15%

- WTI crude up $0.94 at $72.27, Gold up $4.27 at $1221.17

- USD/JPY down 10 pips at 112.1

* BREXIT TALKS BREAK UP AMID IMPASSE OVER IRISH BORDER (THE TIMES) 

* BAVARIA ELECTION HUMBLES MERKEL ALLIES, RAISING TENSIONS IN BERLIN (RTRS)

* SAUDI ARABIA AND U.S. CLASH OVER KHASHOGGI CASE (NYT)

* KURODA: SIGNAL FOR STIMULUS EXIT WOULD BE CHANGE IN TARGET RATE (BBG)

* DRAGHI TO ROME: DON'T EXPECT AN ECB RESCUE IF BUDGET TALKS FAIL (CNBC)

* WEIDMANN: "A CHANGE IN MOOD" IN U.S. TRADE POLICY (WSJ)

* VILLEROY: ECB SHOULD KEEP POLICY OPTIONS OPEN REGARDLESS OF FED (RTRS)