Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed. The Nikkei Fell .3% to 7,946. The Hang Seng rose .4% to 13,825. The Shanghai Composite was up 1.8% to 2,265.

In Europe, at the open, the FTSE was down 1.1% to 4,261. The Dax was down 1.2% to 4,614. The CAC 40 dropped .9% to 3,106..

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch

Douglas A. McIntyre