Markets in Asia fell sharply.
The Nikkei fell 1% to 17,653. Canon (CAJ) fell 1.8% to 6910. NTT Docomo (DCM) fell 1.4% to 206000. Softbank fell 1% to 2545. Sony (SNE) fell 1.7% to 6450. Toyota (TM) rose 1.1% to 7450.
The Hang Seng fell 1.2% to 20,506. China Life (LFC) fell 1.8% to 24.65. China Mobile (CHL) fell 1.7% to 70.7. HSBC (HBC) fell .8% to 144.9. PCCW (PCW) fell .4% to 4.92.
The Shanghai Composite dropped .7% to 4,022.
Data from Reuters
Douglas A. McIntyre