Markets in Asia were mostly higher.

The Nikkei rose 2.9% to 13,324. Mazda was up 8.9% to 367. Toyota (TM) was up 2.5% to 4950.

The Hang Seng rose 1.6% to 24,580. China Netcom (CN) was up 3.6% to 22.9. PetroChina (PTR) was up 1.8% to 10.26.

The Shanghai Composite rose .6% to 3,493.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre