*** 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 5.5 points at 21124.88

- ASX 200 up 18.087 points at 6545.9

- JGB 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 153.45, yield up 0.2bp at -0.122%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 0.5 ticks at 98.6, yield up 0.3bp at 1.391%

- US 10-Yr future -0-02+ ticks at 127-08, yield down 0.35bp at 2.091%

- WTI crude down $0.05 at $51.86, Gold down $0.24 at $1339.52

- USD/JPY down 1 pip at Y108.53

* U.S. TO SEND 1,000 ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO THE MIDDLE EAST (RTRS)

* XI WILL MAKE FIRST VISIT TO NORTH KOREA AHEAD OF MEETING WITH TRUMP (NYT)

* OPEC+ STILL CAN'T FIX A MEETING DATE AFTER RUSSIA-IRAN TALKS (BBG)

* CBA SEES TWO FURTHER RBA CUTS IN 2019 (BBG)

* NEW ZEALAND Q2 WESTPAC CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 103.5; Q1 103.8