In Asia today, the Nikkei closed down 133.83 points at 13,345.03, while the Hang
Seng ended the morning down 373.08 points at 23,918.72.
New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for March delivery, rose 77 cents
to $92.41 a barrel from its close of $91.64 Tuesday on the New York Mercantile
Exchange.