*** 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 200.65 points at 21572.51

- ASX 200 up 26.137 points at 6589.3

- JGB 10-Yr future down 15 ticks at 155.09, yield up 0.7bp at -0.214%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.5 ticks at 99.125, yield down 1.4bp at 0.876%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-02+ at 131-14, yield up 0.51bp at 1.563%

- WTI crude up $0.26 at $53.01, Gold down $2.91 at $1490.58

- USD/JPY up 6 pips at Y107.33

* U.S. BLACKLISTS EIGHT CHINESE COMPANIES, INCLUDING HIKVISION (BBG)

* CHINA OPEN TO WORKING OUT MORE ISSUES WITH U.S. NEXT YEAR (Fox)

* U.S., JAPAN SIGN LIMITED DEAL ON FARMING, DIGITAL TRADE SALES (BBG)

* TRUMP THREATENS TURKEY WITH 'EXTREMELY DECIMATED ECONOMY' OVER SYRIA (RTRS)

* LEAKED PAPERS SHOW EXTENT OF EU OBJECTIONS TO JOHNSON'S BREXIT PLAN (Guardian)

* BORIS JOHNSON PREPARING FOR BREXIT TALKS TO COLLAPSE (Spectator)

* CHINA RETURNS FROM WEEK-LONG HOLIDAYS, TRADE TALKS IN FOCUS