Markets in Asia fell.

The Nikkei slide 2.8% to 10,269. Nomua fell sharply as did Mitsubishi UFJ (MTU).

The Hang Seng fell a fraction to 21,042. China Mobile (CHL) and HSBC (HBC) fell.

The Shanghai Composite was off .5% to 2,837.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE rose .3% to 5,095. The Daxx rose .1%  to 4,608. The CAC 40 was flat at 3,753.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre