Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei rose .1% to 10,205. Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Honda (HYSE:HMC) fell on recall news.

The Hang Seng rose .4% to 20,193.

The Shanghai Composite dropped 1.6% to 2,941.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE dropped .4% to 5,160. The Dax fell .6% to 5,573. The CAC 40 was down 1% to 3,702.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre