Market in Asia were higher.

The Nikkei rose .2% to 8,925.

The Hang Seng was up 1.2% to 15,792.

The Shanghai Composite rose 2.1% to 2.337.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was off .4%. The Dax fell .7% to 4,644.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre