In the US last night, the Dow lost 81 points at 9,749, the Nasdaq Composite fell 15
points to 2,131 and the S&P500 dipped 11 points to 1,061.
In Asia today, the Nikkei was up 110.46 points at 10,481 on its return from a three
day break, while the Hang Seng ended the morning down 592.98 points at 21,002.54.