friday, .5%, but heading lower in tokyo today on the nikkei. keeping that defensive stance on the yen, extending three days of weakness. the boj facing pressure to strategy. exit it could be a slow day and asia with malaysia and philippines also closed on holiday. >> quite a few markets and closed indeed. let's get to first word news with tom mackenzie in beijing. tom: thanks. new opinion poll say half of u.k. voters think theresa may should resign after her election performance. she has vowed to stay on with the dup agreeing to work with her. michael gove is back in the cabinet less than the year after being fired by theresa may after the brexit vote. boris johnston led the campaign to take the u.k. out of europe. across the whole