In the US tonight, the Dow was down 3.01 points at 13,236.53. The S&P500 fell
0.7 points to 1,452, while the Nasdaq Composite slid nearly 3 points to finish at
2,542.
In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently ahead 16.74 points at 16,816.79, while the
Hang Seng was up 98.39 points at 21,891.10.
Crude oil for September delivery fell one cent to $71.61 a barrel, after closing 15
cents higher at $71.62 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday.