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Asia Markets And Europe Open (2/2/2010)

Markets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei rose 1.6% to 10,371. Toyota (NYSE:TM) rose as it shipped parts to complete its recalls.

The Hang Seng rose a fraction to 20,251.

The Shanghai Composite was down .2% to 2,935.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE fell .2% to 5,236. Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDA-A) and BP (NYSE:BP) fell on earnings news. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) rose on an upgrade. The Dax was flat at 5,655 and the CAC 40 dropped .1% to 3,758.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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