DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: In the aftermath of that Supreme Court decision, Tokyo's stocks closed higher, despite a weak report on the Japanese economy.</s>DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Dalton Tanonaka sums up the day in Asia now from our studios in Hong Kong. Good morning, Dalton.</s>DALTON TANONAKA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, David. Good morning, Deborah. Asian markets overall found strength in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, it helped Tokyo recover from early losses, the Nikkei closing slightly higher at 15,168. That market had been hurt early on when the Bank of Japan's business sentiment survey showed signs that the country's economic recovery is slowing. The Tankan Report said corporate confidence turned flat in the past three months and looks to fall next year. Hong Kong also reacted positively to the apparent Bush victory, stocks there hit a five-week high, the Hang Seng up nearly two percent at 15621. Expectations of interest rate cuts next year lifted New World Development 4 percent and Amoy Properties nearly that amount. The release of third-quarter GDP numbers in Australia dampened the market there, the report shows the Aussie economy slowing, and investors mulled of the impact of that on corporate earnings. The S&P; ASX 200 ended down a half percent at 3297. And that is the business day in Asia. Deborah and David, back to you in New York.</s>MARCHINI: All right, Dalton, thank you.
Asian Markets Find Strength in U.S. Supreme Court Ruling