Asian indices have continued to flounder.....>

STOCKS: Asian indices have continued to flounder on Tuesday, following Wall

St.'s lead.

- The Nikkei 225 is 0.70% lower, with electronics names leading the way, much

the same as was seen in US trade, following the Facebook data breach story.

Consumer staples lagged, while the utilities sector outperformed.

- Hong Kong's Hang Seng traded 0.5% lower with the industrial sector leading the

way, with losses appearing to be broad-based. Chinese mainland shares also fell

with the CSI 300 0.5% lower.

- Australia's ASX 200 traded 0.6% lower, with the materials & energy sectors

leading the way lower, as the fall in iron ore weighed on some of the

heavyweight mining names.

- E-mini S&P futures were unchanged, while mini Dow futures were around 20

points lower.