The Nikkei is -0.2% but HK is +0.5%, as is Shanghai, and Sydney and Singapore are +0.3%.
Gold is steady on the day at $1486/oz after posting new record highs earlier and Oil -0.5% at $109/bbl.
The FX market has gone quiet in the last few hours and will likely remain so until Europe joins the fray in about 2 hours.
