In the US last night, the Dow was up 51 points at 9,830, while the Nasdaq
Composite added 8 points at 2,146 and the S&P500 gained 7 points at 1,072.
In Asia this morning, the Nikkei remains closed for a public holiday, while the
Hang Seng was down 98.29 points at 21,602.85 heading into the midday break.