Markets rose sharply in Asis.

The Nikkei was up 4.5% to 9,521.Mitsubishi Corp gained as oil rose.

The Hang Seng moved up 3.9% to 14,943.

The Shanghai Composite was up 3.2% to 1,761.

The FTSE was down .3% at the open to 4,624 at the open. The Dax was off .4% to 4,254. The CAC 40 dropped ..6% to 2,679.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre