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STOCKS: The major Asia-Pac regional indices trade higher at the margin, even

with after RTRS sources suggested that off'ls from the local branch of China's

PBoC, along with other regulators, recently met fin'l institutions in Liaoning

province to discuss measures to deal with liquidity problems at troubled Bank of

Jinzhou.

- Elsewhere, South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix warned on 2020 investment levels.

- U.S. equity index futures trade mixed. Facebook moved higher in after hours

trade, although Ford & Tesla fell, with all of those moves tied to the

respective earnings results.

- For pharma names, it is worth highlighting a RTRS sources piece which

suggested that "U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a sweeping executive

order that would cut prices on virtually all branded prescription drugs sold to

Medicare & other government programs."

- Nikkei 225 +0.3%, Hang Seng +0.2%, CSI 300 +0.3%, ASX 200 +0.3%.

- S&P 500 futures unch., DJIA futures +44, NASDAQ 100 futures -24.