Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei fell a fraction to 13,822. Honda (HMC) fell 2.1% to 3750. KDDI fell 2% to 655000.

The Hang Seng fell .3% to 22,573, China Netcom (CN) fell 1.2% to 21.30. PetroChina (PTR) fell .8% to 10.38.

The Shanghai Composite fell .1% to 2,902.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre