Markets fell in Asia.

The Nikkei was off .6% to 13,857. Mizuho Trust was off 3% to 192. NEC was down 2% to 597.

The Hang Seng fell .4% to 22,647. China Mobile (CHL) was up 1% to 107.60. China Petroleum (SNP) was down 3.3% to 7.81.

The Shanghai Composite was down. 2.5% to 2,760.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre