With the exception of Shanghai, Asia markets were off sharply.

The Nikkei fell 1.2% to 17,481. KDDI was off 2.2% to 998000. NTT Docomo (DCM) was down 1.9% to 206000. Yahoo Japan was up 2.7% to 42300.

The Hang Seng fell 1.2% to 20,554. China Mobile (CHL) was down 1.7% to 72.3. China Petroleum (SNP) was down 2.2% to 7.89. PCCW (PCW) was down 2.4% to 4.89.

The Shanghai Composite rose .7% to 4,180.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre