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 339.26 points at 21792.38 

- ASX 200 down 1.5 points at 5801.1 

- Shanghai Comp. up 29.004 points at 2597.052 

- JGB 10-Yr future down 6 ticks at 150.64, yield up 0.3bp at 0.124% 

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 3.5 ticks at 97.375, yield up 3.5bp at 2.617% 

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 6 ticks at 118.19, yield up 0.75bp at 3.1302% 

- WTI crude up $0.20 at $66.38, Gold down $5.68 at $1217.35 

- USD/JPY up 5 pips at 113.20 

* S&P: NO DEAL BREXIT COULD PUSH UK INTO A RECESSION 

* BOJ LEAVES MONPOL SETTINGS UNCH, TRIMS CPI EXP., CITES RISKS 

* EU: ITALY'S PLANNED FISCAL EXPANSION IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH A DEBT CUT 

* BOC PLAYS DOWN HAWKISH POLICY INTERPRETATION (MNI) 

* CHINA OCT OFFICIAL MANUFACTURING PMI 50.2; MEDIAN 50.6; SEP 50.8 

* AUSTRALIA Q3 TRIM MEAN/MEDIAN CPI AVG +1.8% Y/Y; Q2 +1.8% Q/Q