Markets in Asia fell, but Shanghai was up

The Nikkei was off 1.2% to 17,849. Canon (CAJ) fell 2.3% to 7210. Sony (SNE) fell 2.2% to 6260. Toyota (TM) fell 1.7% to 7550.

The Hang Seng was off .9% to 21,612. China Netcom (CN) fell 2.9% to 21.9. HSBC (HBC) fell .9% to 142.8.

The Shanghai Composite rose 2.7% to 4,079.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre