Asian markets were mixed with Chinese markets falling sharply.

The Nikkei rose .3% to 10,113. Honda (HMC) posted good earnings. Sony (SNE) posts next week.

The Hang Seng was down 3.1% to 19,960.

The Shanghai Composite dropped 5% to 3,266.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was down .2% to 4,522. The Dax rose .1% to 5,178. The CAC 40 rose .1% to 3,335.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre