let's show you where we stand with asian markets, as well. and a kickoff with the nikkei. down 12.2% today. the bank of japan, no hope to change its monetary policy or ease any further. just add some stocks down there, as well. sony's struggling tv business has seen it cut its profit outlook. panasonic and sharp heading back to the black. shanghai composite, that's down 0. 8% despite the fact that china's central bank pumped more money into the system and it did bring down money market. not much help for the shanghai. down with the rest of the global equity markets. the hang seng off 0.4%. & s&p asx down 0.1%. the aussie today stronger, had some strong housing data out of australia which suggests it will be less reasons for any rate cuts from the rba in the future. now, u.s. futures, the dow was down, what, 51 points yesterday,