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STOCKS: The major Asia-Pac equity indices have managed to negate the negative

lead from European & U.S. equities after their U.S. & European counterparts

struggled in the wake of soft EZ PMI data on Monday, although the latest round

of U.S. PMI prints took the edge off of the European numbers.

- Continued focus on the upcoming round of ministerial level Sino-U.S. trade

talks continues to garner the most attention, while several top-level Chinese

policymakers have maintained the party message.

- U.S. equity index futures popped through their respective Monday highs in

early Asia hours, but backed off from best levels, with a lack of news flow

evident around the time of the move.

- Nikkei 225 +0.2%, Hang Seng +0.5%, CSI 300 +0.5%, ASX 200 unch.

- S&P 500 futures +9, DJIA futures +79, NASDAQ 100 futures +26.