In Asia today, the Hang Seng Index was little changed at 27,776.30, while the
Nikkei rose 0.5% to 17,150.33.
November crude-oil futures rose as much as 20 cents to $78.82 a barrel after
falling below the psychologically important $80 a barrel level on the New York
Mercantile Exchange to close at $79.02 Monday.