*** 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 152.84 points at 20238.69 

- ASX 200 down 32.521 points at 5472.3 

- JGB 10-Yr future down 24 ticks at 152.27, yield up 1.7bp at 0.044% 

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 97.625, yield up 2.6bp at 2.368% 

- US 10-Yr future down 10.9375 ticks at 120.953125, yield down 0.53bp at 2.8012%

- WTI crude up $0.74 at $46.62, Gold up $0.7 at $1260.56 

- USDJPY down 4 pips at 111.23 

* SHUTDOWN LOOMS AS HOUSE BACKS TRUMP BORDER FUNDS SENATE OPPOSE (BBG) 

* CHINA SAYS U.S. ACCUSATION SERIOUSLY HURT SINO-U.S. COOPERATION (BBG) 

* U.S. AND UK ACCUSE CHINA OF CYBER ESPIONAGE CAMPAIGN (FT) 

* MATTIS QUITS, SAYS HIS VIEWS AREN'T 'ALIGNED' WITH TRUMP'S (CNN) 

* MAY'S GRIP ON CABINET LOOSENS, TWO MINS PRESENT RIVAL BREXIT PLANS (Telegraph)