Markets in Asia were mostly lower.

The Nikkei fell .6% to 16,122. Docomo (DCM) fell 1.2% to 170000. Sony (SNE) fell 1.4% to 5640.

The Hang Seng was off .2% to 24,006. China Mobile (CHL) was down 2.3% to 101.1. China Netcom (CN) was off 3.5% to 18.4. China Petroleum (SNP) was up 1.5% to 8.6.

The Shanghai Composite fell 2.2% to 5,277.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre