***Below gives levels of key markets.......>

SNAPSHOT: ***Below gives levels of key markets ahead of London session: 

- Xetra-DAX called down 46 points at the open 

- FTSE-100 called down 11 at the open 

- Dow called down 41 at the open

- US 10-year note yield trades up 0.7bp to 2.852% 

- Bunds called down 9 ticks to 158.1 

- Spot euro-dollar is down -0.26 cents, currently at $1.2264 

- Spot dollar-yen up 0.25 pips, currently at Y105.76 

- Brent crude oil rises 0.29 cents, currently at $65.92 

- Spot gold falls -5.21 dollars, currently at $1309.03

* PUTIN WINS ELECTION WITH 77% OF VOTE

* YI NAMED NEW PBOC CHIEF 

* IRISH BORDER ISSUES STILL PROVIDING STUMBLING BLOCK IN BREXIT TALKS 

* ECB'S WEIDMANN: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS COULD ALLOW ECB TO END BOND BUYS 

* ECB'S KNOT SAYS EURO-AREA OUTLOOK 'ALMOST AS GOOD AS IT GETS'

* MOODY'S DID NOT UPDATE REP ITALY RATING, NO CHANGE FROM FITCH.