Markets in Asia were mostly higher.

The Nikkei rose 1.9% to 10,367. Sony (SNE) moved up on earnings.

The Hang Seng rose 1.6% to 20,551.

The Shanghai Composite was up 2.7% to 3,412.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE fell .3% to 4,517. The Dax rose .1% to 5,363, and the CAC 40 dropped .1% to 3,431.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre