Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei was up .4% to 10,023. Honda (NYSE:HMC) and Sony (NYSE:SNE) rose but Toyota (NYSE:TM) dropped.

The Hang Seng fell .3% to 22,495. Sinopec (NYSE:SNP) fell.

The Shanghai Composite rose 1.6% to 3,317.

At the open in Europe, The FTSE fell .4% to 5,294. The Dax dropped .5% to 5,740. Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) dropped. The CAC 40 was off .5% to 3,781.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre