*** 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 209.26 points at 21384.94 

- ASX 200 up 36.943 points at 5701.1 

- JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 150.7, yield up 0.2bp at 0.115% 

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 1 ticks at 97.41, yield down 1.4bp at 2.582% 

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 118.31, yield up 0.94bp at 3.0849% 

- WTI crude up $0.13 at $67.72, Gold down $1.08 at $1232.59 

- USD/JPY up 7 pips at 111.98 

* S&P AFFIRMED ITALY AT 'BBB'; OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE FROM STABLE 

* ITALIAN ECONMIN TRIA: GOV'T WOULD STEP IN, IN CASE OF BANKING CRISIS 

* EU'S JUNCKER: EU, ITALY WORKING ON BUDGET SOLUTION (SPIEGEL) 

* GERMAN C'LLR MERKEL SUFFERS ANOTHER BLOW IN REGIONAL ELECTION 

* UK C'LLR HAMMOND TO REVEAL BUDGET CONTINGENT ON BREXIT DEAL