Markets in Asis were mostly off with Japan closed.

The Hang Seng fell 3% to 14,183.

The Shanghai Composite was down 4.6% to 1,897.

In Europe at the open, the FTSE was flat at 4,269. The DAX was down .1% to 4,636 and the CAC 40 was up up .3% to 3,162.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre