In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had added 68 points to
13,784 at the unoffical 4 p.m. close. The S&P 500 advanced 7 points to 1,518,
while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 8.3 points to 2,648.
In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 70.21 points at 23,432.39,
while the Nikkei was recently down 44.99 points at 17,813.43.
Crude oil for September delivery was as much as 29 cents higher at $76.17 a
barrel, after closing at $75.88 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange
Wednesday.