Market is Asia were higher.

The Nikkie rose .3% to 9,609.

The Hang Seng was up .7% to 22,267. Geely Auto hit an all-time high.

The Shanghai Composite was up 1.1% to 3,270.

At the open, the FTSE was up .1% to 5,318. The Dax rose .3% to 5,792. The CAC 40 rose .2% to 3,784.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre