GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks fall as traders question next move in trade war

* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4
* Asian equities fall as recent rally takes a break
* Treasury yields reverse course and fall in Asia
* Traders looking for more progress in U.S.-China trade row

By Stanley White
TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Wednesday for
the first time in four trading sessions as investors awaited new
developments that might scale back a bruising trade war between
the United States and China.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
.MIAPJ0000PUS eased 0.12%. Australian shares .AXJO were down
0.55%, Chinese stocks .CSI300 fell 0.25%, Japan's Nikkei stock
index .N225 rose 0.21%.
The pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 were down
0.03%, German DAX futures FDXc1 were down 0.06%, while FTSE
futures FFIc1 were down 0.29%.
Treasury yields fell slightly and crude oil futures fell as
investors took a breather as U.S. and Chinese negotiators
continued their efforts to seal a preliminary trade deal. The
world's two biggest economies have signalled they are pushing
hard for a 'phase one' trade agreement, possibly some time this
month.
The dollar held onto overnight gains against the yen and the
euro after better-than-expected data on the U.S. services
sector, but some analysts warn it will be difficult to shake
lingering concern about the global economic outlook.
"We've had a good run-up, but there may be some
consolidation," said Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy
and chief economist at AMP Capital Investors in Sydney.
"The trade war is the biggest reason that global growth has
weakened over the past 18 months. We would like to see tariffs
scaled back. We're still waiting for clearer signs of a
resolution."
U.S. stock futures ESc1 erased earlier losses to inch
0.01% higher on Wednesday in Asia after the S&P 500 gave up just
0.01% on Tuesday, having reached a record high in the previous
trading session.
Traders and investors hope a preliminary Sino-U.S. trade
pact will roll back at least some of the punitive tariffs that
Washington and Beijing have imposed on each other's goods, but
it is still uncertain when or where U.S. President Donald Trump
will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign the agreement.
In the onshore market the yuan CNY=CFXS traded at 6.9930
versus the dollar, approaching a three-month high as currency
traders took their cue from hopes for a trade deal.
Treasury prices rose slightly in Asia, recovering from a
sell-off on Tuesday after data from the Institute for Supply
Management (ISM) showed the U.S. services sector expanded more
than expected in October.
The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR
fell to 1.8513% in Asia on Wednesday, while the two-year yield
US2YT=RR fell slightly to 1.6207%.
A jump in oil prices on Tuesday ran out of steam on
Wednesday. U.S. crude CLc1 fell 0.37% to $57.02 per barrel and
Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.40% to $62.71 per barrel.
Elsewhere in the currency market, the dollar continued to
benefit from the positive ISM data.
The dollar traded at 109.06 yen JPY=EBS , close to its
highest since Aug. 1. The greenback also changed hands at
$1.1076 per euro EUR=EBS , approaching its highest level since
Oct. 16.

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(Editing by Lincoln Feast, Shri Navaratnam and Gerry Doyle)