In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 371.5 points at 28,599.54,
while the Nikkei rose 0.2% to 17,194.41.
Crude oil for November delivery fell as much as 33 cents to $79.93 a barrel in
electronic trading, after closing up $1.24 at $80.26 on the New York Mercantile
Exchange Tuesday.