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 up 67.02 points at 21252.37 

- ASX 200 up 65.239 points at 5730 

- Shanghai Comp. down 38.11 points at 2560.737 

- JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 150.75, yield up 0.1bp at 0.115% 

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 97.42, yield down 2.5bp at 2.572% 

- US 10-Yr future down 1+ tick at 118.31+, yield up 0.38bp at 3.0793% 

- WTI crude up $0.02 at $67.62, Gold down $0.27 at $1233.26 

- USD/JPY down 1 pip at 111.90

* S&P AFFIRMED ITALY AT 'BBB'; OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE FROM STABLE 

* ITALIAN ECONMIN TRIA: GOV'T WOULD STEP IN, IN CASE OF BANKING CRISIS 

* EU'S JUNCKER: EU, ITALY WORKING ON BUDGET SOLUTION (SPIEGEL) 

* GERMAN C'LLR MERKEL SUFFERS ANOTHER BLOW IN REGIONAL ELECTION 

* UK C'LLR HAMMOND TO REVEAL BUDGET CONTINGENT ON BREXIT DEAL