ASIA-PAC STOCKS BEGIN MOSTLY HIGHER FOLLOWING THE POSITIVE HANDOVER FROM WALL ST, WHERE ALL MAJOR INDICES GAINED DESPITE CONTINUED UPSIDE IN LONG-TERM TREASURY YIELDS, WHILE THE NASDAQ LED THE ADVANCES AND PRINTED A FRESH RECORD HIGH: ASX 200 (+0.3%), NIKKEI 225 (+0.1%), KOSPI (FLAT) ...