Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei was down .2% to 10,237. Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:MTU) rose.

The Hang Seng was up 1.1% to 22,179. CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) and PetroChina (NYSE:PTR) rose.

The Shanghai Composite was up 2.1% to 3,028.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE rose .9% to 5,235. The Daxx was up .8% to 5,791 and the CAC 40 rose .8% to 3,855.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre