Markets in Asia were higher.

The Nikkei rose .4% to 9,442. Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:MTU) was down. Sony (NYSE:SNE), Toyota (NYSE:TM), and Honda (NYSE:HMC) rose.

The Hang Seng was up .7% to 22,590.

The Shanghai Composite was up 2.1% to 3,291.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was up .8% to 5,366. The Dax rose .9% to 5,824. The CAC 40 was up .9%.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre