Regional stocks struggled in Asia-Pacific....>

STOCKS: Regional stocks struggled in Asia-Pacific trade, on the back of the

continued move higher in U.S. Tsys, pullback from highs in U.S. stocks on Monday

& marginal curve inversion apparent on the U.S. Tsy curve. General scepticism

re: the U.S.-China trade "truce" remains evident.

- The Nikkei 225 last trades 1.4% lower, with a stronger JPY weighing. The

energy sector leads the way lower with industrials and financials not far

behind.

- Elsewhere, the CSI 300 trades virtually unchanged, while the Hang Seng trades

0.3% lower, with the IT sector providing the most weight.

- Australia's ASX 200 is 0.9% worse off, with the consumer discretionary &

health care sectors adding the most weight.

- U.S. index futures also trade lower, with DJIA futures ~140 points lower at

writing.