*** 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 274.98 points at 20409.61

- ASX 200 down 7.766 points at 6582.5

- JGB 10-Yr future up 7 ticks at 154.8, yield down 0.8bp at -0.225%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 99.065, yield down 2.8bp at 0.929%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-02 at 130-10, yield up 0.68bp at 1.652%

- WTI crude down $0.07 at $54.86, Gold up $0.35 at $1511.51

- USD/JPY up 12 pips at Y105.41

* RBA'S KENT: INTEREST-RATE CUTS ARE FLOWING THROUGH ECONOMY (BBG)

* RBA'S KENT: NEED FOR UNCONVENTIONAL POLICIES UNLIKELY, BUT POSSIBLE (BBG)

* RBA'S KENT: RBA NOT UNEMPLOYMENT TARGETERS, WE'RE INFLATION TARGETERS (BBG)

* POLL: JOHNSON HAS SUPPORT TO SHUT PARLIAMENT TO GET BREXIT THROUGH (Telegraph)

* JOHNSON THINKS EU WILL CAVE IN LAST MINUTE TO SAVE IRELAND FROM NO-DEAL (Sun)

* ARGENTINE MARKETS FALL AS PRIMARY HINTS AT FERNANDEZ RETURN (AP)

* ITALY SENATE LEADERS FAIL TO SET DATE FOR CONFIDENCE VOTE (Ansa)