In Asia today, the Nikkei was down 133.10 points to 17,933 at the close of the
morning session. The Hang Seng was off 0.2% at 21,758.31.
Crude-oil for August delivery was 4 cents lower at $67.73 a barrel after losing
$1.41 to close at $67.77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday.