Markets in Europe were mixed at 7.20 AM New York time

The FTSE fell .5% to 6,444. Barclays (BCS) was down 1.1% to 501. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 1.1% to 1544.

The CAC 40 fell .4% to 5,603. Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) fell 1.8% to 4.89. ST Micro (STM) fell 1.2% to 9.73.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre