and that's the way we stand in europe. not many markets in asia open either, but sichulee sixan is jg us. >> most forces are closed for labor day celebrations. japan and australia were opened for business, ending mostly in the red today. in japan, earnings news still driving the markets with weakness coming from the airlines and the worst than expected annual numbers. fuji film bucked the downtrend, rallying over 6% after it forecasted a 23% jump in operating profit on year. in australia, the stock market and the aussie dollar didn't react much to that weaker than expected china pmi data, but softer metals and oil prices overnight dragged the commodity plays lower. as you can see, the major miners and oil majors shed some 1% to 2% today. back to you. >> all right, sixuan, thanks very much indeed for that. that is the latest on the asian