Asia Markets 3/3/2008 Sharp Drop (TM)(CN)(PTR)

March 3, 2008 by Douglas A. McIntyre

Most markets in Asia fell sharply.

The Nikkei fell 4.5% to 12,992. Canon was down 5.2% to 4570. Honda (HMC) was down 5.8% to 3070. Toyota (TM) was down 3.3% to 5560.

The Hang Seng dropped 3.1% to 23,585. China Netcom (CN) fell 23.5. PetroChina (PTR) fell 4.9% to 11.26.

The Shanghai Composite moved up 2.1% to 4,438.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre

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