Rising commodities prices hurt markets in Asia.
The Nikkei fell 2.3% to 13,690;. Sony (NYSE: SNE) fell 2.6% to 2910 yen. Toyota (NYE: TM) fell 2.5% to 5010. Yahoo Japan rose 4.6% to 45850.
The Hang Seng sold off 2.1% to 24,196. China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) fell 8% to 115.80 yuan. PetroChina (NYSE: PTR) dropped 2.7% to 10.66.
The Shanghai Composite fell 3.1% to 3,385.
Data from Reuters.
Douglas A. McIntrye is an editor at 247wallst.com.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-26-2008 @ 3:39PM
william lindblad said...
It only shows just how fast things can change. One thing about our time - information transfer is nearly instant.