In Asia today, the Hang Seng closed the morning up 517.58 points at 23,538.18,
while the Nikkei was recently ahead 179.96 points at 16,192.79.
Crude oil for October delivery rose nine cents to $73.60 a barrel, after closing
2.5%, or $1.78, higher at $73.51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.