The Nikkei 225 managed to record modest......>

STOCKS: The Nikkei 225 managed to record modest gains following the elongated

holiday weekend, adding 0.5% in the morning session, while the remainder of the

major Asia-Pacific equity indices traded lower.

- The Hang Seng fell afoul of the after-hours pressure on the Nasdaq, stemming

from soft Netflix subscription metric in its quarterly earnings report, losing

1.0%, with the CSI 300 also registering similar declines.

- Australia's ASX 200 lost around 0.5% with the heavyweight energy and materials

sectors underperforming, as all of the major sectors traded lower.

- US index futures stuck to a tight range overnight, with the Nasdaq's after

hours performance on Monday, in lieu of the aforementioned Netflix report, the

key takeaway.