Markets in Europe were mixed at 6.25 AM New York time.

The FTSE fell .3% to 6,660. HSBC (HBC) was down 1.1% to 953. Northern Rock was down 2.2% to 203

The DAXX rose .1% to 7,994. SAP (SAP) was down 2.9% to 38.47. VW was up 2.6% to 178.69.

The CAC 40 fell .2% to 5,805. Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) fell 1.8% to 6.53. France Telecom (FTE) rose 1% to 24.1.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre