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

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

- Xetra-DAX called up 40pts at the open

- FTSE-100 called up 28pts 

- Wall Street called up 171pts 

- US 10-year Note yield up 2bps at 2.795%

- June Bunds called down 11 ticks at the open at 159.38

- June Bobl called down 4 ticks at 131.18

- Spot euro-dollar $1.2280 - some E1.1bln worth of $1.2150 option expiries  

- Spot dollar-yen Y107.00 - below Ichimoku cloud base at Y107.22

- June Brent crude oil is up 27 cents at $67.38

- Spot gold down 65 cents at $1333.00

* CHINA-US TRADE ROW UNAVOIDABLE: CHINA MONETARY POLICY ADVISER FAN GANG SPEAKS

TO MNI

* CHINA MON POL ADVISER: U.S. SEEKS TO CONTAIN CHINA RISE: MNI

* TRUMP SEEKS TO EASE TRADE WAR FEARS BY SAYING CHINA 'WILL TAKE DOWN BARRIERS'

*JAPAN MAR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 44.3 VS FEB 44.3: MNI