*** 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 96.78 points at 21781.66

- ASX 200 down 2.617 points at 6714.2

- JGB 10-Yr future down 9 ticks at 155.08, yield up 0.6bp at -0.229%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.5 ticks at 99.045, yield up 1.5bp at 0.961%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-02+ ticks at 130-10, yield unch. at 1.680%

- WTI crude up $0.15 at $56.06, Gold down $0.47 at $1496.34

- USD/JPY up 2 pips at Y107.94

* WHITE HOUSE WEIGHS LIMITS ON U.S. PORTFOLIO FLOWS INTO CHINA (BBG)

* TREASURY SAYS NO U.S. PLAN TO BLOCK CHINA LISTINGS FOR NOW (BBG)

* UK PM JOHNSON FUELS SPECULATION HE COULD IGNORE BREXIT DELAY LAW (Guardian)

* UK PM JOHNSON FACES OPPOSITION PLOTS & FRESH ALLEGATIONS

* ITALY'S ECON MINISTER HINTS AT 2.2% DEFICIT TARGET IN 2020 BUDGET (RTRS)

* JAPAN AUG INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT -1.2% M/M; MNI MEDIAN -0.5%