Markets in Asia were lower.

The Nikkei fell .1% to 12,915. Hitachi rose 2.6% to 822. Nippon Oil rose 2.6% to 630.

The Hang Seng fell 3.% to 21,832. China Mobile (CHL) was down 2.8% to 101.60. China Netcom (CN) was down 5% to 22.80. China Unicom (CHU) was off 5.5% to 15.34.

The Shanghai Composite dropped 1.6% to 2,698.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre