Msrkets in Asia were narrowly mixed.

The Nikkei rose a fraction to 10,564. Toyota (TM) fell.

The Hang Seng rose .1% to 21,219.

The Shanghai Composite was down 1% to 3,050.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE dropped .2% to 5,592. Barclays (BCS) fell. The DAX was off .2% 5,876. The CAC 40 fell .1% to 3,606.

Data from MarketWatch and Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre