In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning down 1,282.45 points at
27,500.96, while the Nikkei ended down 468.62 points at 15,114.80.
Crude oil for December delivery fell as much as $1.25 to $95.07 a barrel in
electronic trading, after ending up 86 cents at $96.32 a barrel on the New York
Mercantile Exchange Friday.