Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei  fell 2.4% to 9,039.

The Hang Send was up up a fraction to 16,798.

The Shanghai Composite was up.3% to 2,653.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was off .6% to 4,319. The Dax fell 1.3% to 4,674. The CAC 40 was down 1.5% to 3,121.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre