*** 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 79.25 points at 21459.22

- ASX 200 up 6.102 points at 6646.4

- JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 153.39, yield up 0.4bp at -0.115%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 0.5 ticks at 98.585, yield up 0.7bp at 1.410%

- U.S. 10-Yr future +0-02 at 126-31+, yield up 0.52bp at 2.108%

- WTI crude unch. at $57.6, Gold down $2.15 at $1403.98

- USD/JPY up 7 pips at Y108.31

* FED'S DALY NOT LEANING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ON RATE DECISION (RTRS)

* FED'S EVANS COMFORTABLE WITH "A COUPLE" RATE CUTS BEFORE THE YEAR-END (CNBC)

* FED'S KAPLAN SIGNALS HE'S OPEN TO A RATE CUT - BUT JUST ONE (Washington Post)

* BORIS JOHNSON PLANS EARLY ELECTION TO HIT CORBYN (Times)

* NEW EU COMMISSION PRESIDENT WARNS BREXIT DEAL IS NON-NEGOTIABLE (Telegraph)

* U.S., JAPAN EYE POSSIBLE SMALL TRADE DEAL BY SEPTEMBER (RTRS)

* S. KOREA REJECTS JAPAN ARBITRATION OFFER, MAY SEND A SPECIAL ENVOY TO TOKYO