In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning down 790.58 points at 20,585.14,
while the Nikkei was recently off 554.69 points at 15,920.92.
Crude oil for September delivery fell 56 cents to $72.77 a barrel, after losing 95
cents to finish at $73.33 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange
Wednesday.