Stocks is Asia were higher.
The Nikkei was up 1.4% to 10,640. Toyota (TM) gained as planned to cut costs.
The Hang Seng moved higher by .1% to 29,452. China Life (LFC) rose.
The Shanghai Composite was up 1.8% to 2,968.
At the open in Europe, the FTSE was down .3% to 4,900. BP (BP) fell. The Dax dropped .4% to 5,536. The CAC 40 was down .4% to 3,666.
Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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