Asia Market And Europe Open 12/22/2008
December 22, 2008 by Douglas A. McIntyre
Markets in Asia were mixed
The Nikkei rose 1.6% to 8,724 despite a big drop in exports. Toyota (TM) fell after cutting output.
The Hang Seng dropped 2.6% to 14,742.
The Shanghai Composite was off 1.5% to 1,989.
At the open in Europe, the FTSE was off .6% to 4,261. The Dax fell .2% to 4,688 and the CAC 40 fell 1% to 3,193.
Data from Reuters.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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