*** 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 346.57 points at 22310.78

- ASX 200 down 42.312 points at 5900.1

- JGB 10-Yr future up 7 ticks at 150.25, yield down 0.6bp at 0.146%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 2 ticks at 97.885, yield down 2.1bp at 2.044%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 4.5 ticks at 97.305, yield down 4.9bp at 2.677%

- U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 118.04+, yield down 0.38bp at 3.1748%

- WTI crude up $0.20 at $68.85, Gold up $0.34 at $1226.08

- USD/JPY up 2 pips at 112.23

* EU COMMISSION: ITALY'S DRAFT BUDGET IS IN PARTICULARLY SERIOUS BREACH OF EU

RULES

* UK PM MAY ISOLATED AS PARTY TURNS ON 'CHAOTIC' BREXIT PLAN (TELEGRAPH)

* FED'S QUARLES BACKS GRADUAL POLICY COURSE

* CHINA, EUROPE ESCALATE WTO CHALLENGE TO TRUMP METALS TARIFFS

* SAUDI ARABIA WEIGHS BLAMING INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL FOR KHASHOGGI KILLING