In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 412.18 points at 30,266.67,
while the Nikkei rose 0.9% to 16,436.25.
Crude oil for December futures rose as high as $91.10 a barrel in electronic trading,
after ending at a record high of $90.46 a barrel on the New York Mercantile
Exchange. The contract was recently at $90.90 a barrel, up 44 cents on continued
worries over energy supply and tensions in the Middle East.