ALLAN CHERNOFF, CNN ANCHOR: Dalton Tanonaka joins us now from CNN's Asia Center for a look at how Asian markets ended the session. And, Dalton, how did shares of Bridgestone/Firestone finish the day in Tokyo?</s>DALTON TANONAKA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, hi, Allan. You know, as it sometimes happens, Bridgestone's share price moved up by nearly a half percent in Tokyo trading, despite that linkage of its tires in the U.S. to more fatalities. The Tokyo market overall was weighed down by concerns over the financial health of retailer Mycal. Its share price plummeted 15 percent amid speculation that the supermarket operator is in financial trouble, although this was denied by the company. The Nikkei closed nearly 1 percent weaker. Hong Kong's Hang Seng flirted with the 13000 level for most of the session before a late surge sent that index up 1.4 percent. Analysts say this market rallied, after being -- investors picked up blue chips, such as HSBC and China Mobile that had been oversold in recent sessions. Taipei's weighted index slipped 0.6 percent as electronic shares were hit by the stream of profit warnings by U.S. tech firms. Taiwan's largest PC maker, Acer, fell 3.5 percent, after the company cut its sales forecast for its branded business unit. Acer also decided to include unrealized losses of $113 million U.S. in its second-quarter accounts to reflect actual operating conditions. And that is the business day here in Asia -- back to you, Allan, in New York.</s>CHERNOFF: Dalton, thank you.
Bridgestone/Firestone Shares Move Up in Tokyo Trading