Markets in Asia were down with several markes closed.

The Nikkei fell 1.3% to 14,501. Casio fell 3.5% to 1177. KDDI fell 5.3% to 776000. Softbank fell 4% to 2145.

The hang Seng fell 1.2% to 27,180. China Petroleum (SNP) fell 3.4% to 11.26. China Unicom (CHU) fell 3.3% to 16.04.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre