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STOCKS: Japanese stocks shrugged off the U.S.-China trade war worry, as the

Nikkei 225 added 1.4%, with almost all of the major sectors trading higher

following the long weekend. Japanese stocks were likely aided by their looser

ties to the Chinese economy when compared to some of their Asia-Pacific

counterparts, and the fact that the tariff stands at 10% (until the end of the

year when it will be ratcheted up to 25%), with the potential for dialogue

between the two superpowers in the interim.

- Elsewhere the Hang Seng shed 0.8%, the ASX200 lost 0.5% and China's CSI 300

lost 0.1%.

- U.S. index futures all traded lower, but bounced from worst levels, with the

e-mini S&P 11 points lower last.