In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 227.33 points at 13,715.93, while the
Hang Seng was off 473.25 points at 24,976.54.
New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for June delivery, rose 62
cents to $124.31 a barrel in Asian trade after closing at a record $123.69 on
Thursday at the New York Mercantile Exchange.