Markets in Asia were mostly lower.

The Nikkei fell 1.3% to 13,286. KDDI was down 3% to 642000. Honda (HMC) was off 1.1% to 3600.

The Hang Seng fell 1.4% to 21,791. China Life (LFC) fell 4.6% to 26.05. China Petrolem (SNP) fell 3.7% to 7.03.

The Shanghai Composite was up a fraction at 2,352.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre