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STOCKS: Asia Pacific stocks struggled, despite comments from North Korea which

stated that it was still open to meeting with the US despite President Trump's

cancellation of the June 12 summit.

- The Nikkei 225 added a meagre 0.1% bucking the trend, as the consumer staples

sector led the way higher, while the energy & telecoms sectors added the most

weight.

- The Hang Seng shed 0.3%, with the energy sector weighing after Thursday's sell

off in crude prices. China's CSI 300 was virtually unchanged.

- The ASX 200 lost 0.1%. The energy sector once again added the most weight,

with materials also weighing on the index as BHP Billiton lagged.

- US index futures were higher as the mini Dow added over 70 points, while the

e-mini S&P added 8 points.