*** 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 185.13 points at 23475.86

- ASX 200 up 39.99 points at 6771.4

- JGB 10-Yr future down unch. at 153.21, yield down 0.5bp at -0.082%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 98.910, yield down 0.3bp at 1.089%

- U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 129-16+, yield up 0.52bp at 1.7603%

- WTI crude down $0.06 at $57.95, Gold down $1.75 at $1453.51

- USD/JPY up 9 pips at Y109.02

* FED'S POWELL: MONETARY POLICY IS WELL POSITIONED (MNI)

* NY FED BOOSTS LIMIT FOR TERM OP. ON DEC. 2 TO AT LEAST $25B

* CHINA READY TO TURN ATTENTION TO EUROPE IN '20, AS US TRADE DEAL GETS CLOSER

* CONSERVATIVES SEE LEAD OVER LABOUR NARROW TO 7 POINTS - ICM POLL (RTRS)

* TORIES ON COURSE FOR 80 SEAT MAJORITY (TELEGRAPH)

* ECB'S LANE: ECB IS GOING TO BE IN THE BOND MARKET FOR LONG TIME (BBG)

* RBA'S DEBELLE: TIGHT JOBS MARKET NEEDED TO BREAK ENTRENCHED LOW WAGES (BBG)