Asia Markets And Europe Open 1/2/2009 (CHL)

January 2, 2009 by Douglas A. McIntyre

BritMany markets in Asia were closed.

The Hang Seng rose 4.1% to 14,977. China Mobile (CHL) rose sharply on news of a 3G build out in the nation.

In Europe, the FTSE opened up .4% to 4,451. The Dax was up .7% to 4,844. The CAC 40 was up .8% to 3,243.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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