In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 736.97 points at 21,124.10,
while the Nikkei was recently up 595.31 points at 15,868.99.
Crude oil for September delivery fell as much as 70 cents to $71.28 a barrel
Monday, after it rose 98 cents to close at $71.98 a barrel on the New York
Mercantile Exchange Friday.