In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning down 14.44 points at 23,277.46,
while the Nikkei was recently off 211.08 points at 17,946.85.
Crude oil for September delivery fell as much as 26 cents to $75.53 a barrel after it
closed 28 cents lower at $75.79 on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday,
when the August crude contract expired.