Most markets in Asia rose sharply.
The Nikkei rose 1.7% to 15,135. Canon rose 2.6% to 5580. NEC (NIPNY) rose 5.7% to 499. Sony (SNE) rose 4.5% to 5600.
The Hang Seng was up 4.1% to 27,627. China Petroleum (SNP) rose 9.5% to 11.3. China Unicom (CHU) rose 8.5% to 15.58.
The Shanghai Composite fell 1.5% to 4,959.
Data from Reuters
Douglas A. McIntyre
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