ASIA-PAC STOCKS BEGIN THE WEEK ON THE FRONT FOOT IN HOLIDAY-THINNED CONDITIONS AND FOLLOWING THE GAINS LAST FRIDAY ON WALL ST, WHERE STOCKS WERE UNDERPINNED AS FED RATE HIKE BETS UNWOUND IN A DOVISH REACTION TO THE WEAK JOBS DATA: ASX 200 (+0.6%), NIKKEI 226 (+2.0%), KOSPI (CLOSED) ...