Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/1/2008

December 1, 2008 by Douglas A. McIntyre

BritMarkets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei fell 1.4% to 8,397. Honda (HMC) fell sharply on concerns about sales.

The Hang Seng was up 2% to 14,160.

The Shanghai Composite rose 1.3% to 1,895.

At the open, the FTSE fell .6% to 4,263. The Daxx was off .8% to 4,634.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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