(TM)(SNE)(HBC)(NTT)(CAJ)(FUJ)(NIPNY)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(DCM)(HIT)(HMC)
Markets in Asia were sharply higher.
The Nikkei gained 1.3% to 17,244.
Bridgestone was up 2.8% to 2400. Canon was up .6% to 6,270. Fuji Film was up 1.3% to 4,860. Hitachi was up 1.7% to 914. Honda was up 2.5% to 4150. NEC was up 1.7% to 642. NTT was up 1.2% to 623000. Docomo was up .9% to 219000. Sharp was up 1.5% to 2270. Softbank was up .3% to 2980. Sony was up 2.4% to 6000. Toshiba was up 4.2% to 820. Toyota was down .2% to 7420. Yahoo Japan was up 1.2% to 41500.
The Hang Seng was up .8% to 19,960. Cathay Pacific was up 2% to 20. China Mobile was .9% to 70.9. China Netcom was up .4% to 19.98. China Unicom was up 1.3% to 11.34. HSBC was up .4% to 135.9. PCCW was flat at 4.73.
The Straits Times was up 1.3% to 3,287.
The Shanghai Composite was up 1.2% to 3,291.
Data From Rueters
Douglas A. McIntyre