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STOCKS: Most of the major regional equity markets gave back at least some of

their early Asia-Pacific gains on Tuesday, with hopes re: co-ordinated easing

members from the G7 receding. The latest RTRs sources piece came well after the

start of the pullback, which was most notable in Japanese equity markets, which

struggled alongside a stronger JPY. As a reminder, RTRS noted that "the Group of

Seven industrial powers are crafting a statement for their finance leaders to

issue on countering the impact of the coronavirus, but for now it does not

specifically call for new government spending or coordinated interest rate cuts

by central banks, a G7 official with direct knowledge of the deliberations told

Reuters on Tuesday." U.S. equity index futures also moved back from their early

highs after rallying hard into yesterday's close, as late Monday saw the space

build on the early gains as some looked to buy the dip on the back of exp. re:

deeper global monetary easing, while pharma rhetoric re: coronavirus vaccine

testing in the short term likely added further support ahead of Wall St. close.

- Nikkei 225 -0.6%, Hang Seng +0.4%, CSI 300 +1.3%, ASX 200 +0.9%.

- S&P 500 futures +4, DJIA futures +46, NASDAQ +10.