Markets in Europe were mixed at 6.25 AM New York time.
The FTSE was off a fraction to 6,271. Barclays (BCS) was up 1.1% to 464. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 1.5% to 1532. BP (BP) was off 1.1% to 604.
The DAXX was flat at 7,783. BASF was down 2,2% to 102.54. Merck was down 1.6% to 92.31.
