Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed.

The Nikkei fell .9% to 8,843.

The Hang Seng moved up 3.1% to 15,382.

The Shanghai Composite rose .5% to 2,527.

In Europe, at the open, the FTSE was down .2%. The Daxx was off .1% to 4,485. And, the CAC 40 was down .4% to 2,987.

Data from MarketWatch and Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre