Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei rose .5% to 10,721.

The Hang Seng was up .6% to 22,417.

The Shanghai Composite fell .5% to 3,254.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was up .1% to 5,529. The Dax rose .1% to 6,038 Deutsche Telekom (NYSE:DT) was cut to “sell” by UBS. The CAC 40 rose .2% to 4,022.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre