Below gives key levels of markets in the...>

SNAPSHOT: Below gives key levels of markets in the second half of the Asia-Pac

session:

- Nikkei 225 down 21.04 points at 22981.43

- ASX 200 down 50.689 points at 6033.8

- Shanghai Comp. down 12.731 points at 3201.109

- JGB 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 150.73, yield down 0.2bp at 0.057%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 97.13, yield down 2.9bp at 2.859%

- US 10-Yr future up 2+ ticks at 118.29+, yield down 0.73bp at 3.0523%

- WTI crude up $0.2 at $72.44, Gold down $2.02 at $1290.57

- USDJPY down 14 pips at 110.91

* ITALIAN PRES TO MEET WITH M5S & LEAGUE LEADERS AFTER THEY NOMINATE CONTE AS PM

* ITALIAN PRESIDENT NEEDS TIME TO CONSIDER PRIME MINISTER (RTRS SOURCE)

* SALVINI: ITALY CAN SAY `NO' TO PARIS, BERLIN & BRUSSELS

* BOJ GOV KURODA: DONT EXP AVG DURATION OF BOJ'S JGB HOLDINGS TO CHANGE MUCH

* BOJ DEP GOV WAKATABE: MAY NEED TO SHIFT POLICY DEPENDING ON ECONOMIC CHANGES

* FED'S BOSTIC, HARKER & KAPLAN STICK TO SCRIPT