In Asia today, the Hang Seng closed the morning up 407.91 points at 23,892.45,
while the Nikkei was recently up 322.35 points at 16,476.17.
Crude oil for October delivery rose 19 cents to $73.55 a barrel, after losing 15
cents to finish at $73.36 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday.