Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei was down .8% to 17,888. Canon (CAJ) was down 1.9% to 7050. Hitachi (HIT) was up 2.9% to 916. Honda (HMC) was down 1.8% to 4420.

The Hang Seng was down .2% to 23,431. China Netcom (CN) was down 1.7% to 20.35. China Petroleum (SNP) was up .6% to 8.39.

The Shanghai Composite was up 2.7% to 4,324.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre