Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei was up .7% to 15,878. NEC (NIPNY) was down 1.1% to 537. Olympus was up 2.8% to 4790. Yamaha was up 3.2% to 2465.

The Hang Seng fell .7% to 23,833. China Unicom (CHU) fell 1.9% to 13.52. Hong Kong Electric fell 2.9% to 39.05.

The Shanghai Composite fell 4.4% to 5,118.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre