In the US tonight, the DJIA was down 31.62 points at 8,483.93 with the S&P500
off 3.38 points at 869.42 and the Nasdaq Composite 19.92 points lower at 1,510.32.
In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 156.27 points at 14,485.27.
The Nikkei gained 112.39 points to 8,859.56 in a half-day session and Tokyo now
remains closed until Monday.