session. the nikkei in tokyo was the only exception. a strengthening yen dragged down japanese exporters there, ended down for the first time in three days and you see profit taking by investors there, as well. coal mining companies some of the best performers in shanghai. they got a lift from good economic news and despite a slower growth in the fourth quarter the country's gdp reached 6.1% for 2010. that's the fastest pace in about eight years. markets in australia and india were closed today for public holidays. meanwhile, there's trouble for toyota. shares of the japanese carmaker fell nearly 2% this trade. they announced a voluntary worldwide recall of almost 1.7 million cars over a potential fuel leak problem. u.s. stocks closed flat on tuesday. investors were disappointed with