Markets in Asia rose.

The Nikkei was up .2% to 9,809.

The Hang Seng rose 1.7% to 22,208.

The Shanghai Composite was up .4% to 3,175.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was up 1% to 5,193. The Dax rose 1.3% to 5,558. The CAC 40 was up 1% to 3,745.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch

Douglsa A. McIntyre