The major Asia-Pacific stock indices moved...>

STOCKS: The major Asia-Pacific stock indices moved higher on Monday, taking a

positive lead from Wall St. & benefitting from a more stable yuan (at least in

the short term).

- The Hang Seng was the outperformer, adding 1.0% as the IT & financial sectors

led the benchmark higher, while the mainland Chinese stocks tracked the USD/Yuan

crosses, last dealing unchanged.

- The ASX 200 added 0.6% as the heavyweight materials sector moved higher,

supported by Friday's rally in iron ore, with an eye on earnings reports due

later this week.

- The Nikkei 225 added 0.5%, with telecoms & energy names helping the index move

higher, although financials added some weight as the JGB curve stabilised.

- U.S. index futures moved higher, probably aided by the lack of escalation in

the U.S.-China trade war (outside of rhetoric) over the weekend.