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STOCKS: The major regional Asia-Pac equity markets trade lower at writing,

following on from Wall St.'s negative lead, with a second consecutive day of

large reverse-repo based liquidity injections from the PBoC doing little to

support risk sentiment.

- Elsewhere, the final BOJ decision of 2019 saw the Bank outline a new lending

facility for Exchange Traded Funds, a move first posited in April, in order to

lift liquidity in the secondary ETF market, but this failed to boost domestic

stocks. The BoJ noted that "lending shall be conducted daily at eligible

counterparties' requests. However, it is to be conducted periodically at first

in order for the relevant parties to become proficient at the facility."

- U.S. President Trump's impeachment in the House of Representatives added some

slight pressure to risk assets, even though the move was expected, as the House

is controlled by the Democrats. Ultimately, the Senate is expected to block any

further punishment, owing to its Republican control/majority requirements.

- Nikkei 225 -0.3%, Hang Seng -0.7%, CSI 300 -0.3%, ASX 200 -0.1%.

- S&P 500 futures -1, DJIA futures -15, NASDAQ 100 futures -5.