trades at the bank s london office more than two years ago. welcome to today s edition of worldwide exchange. no kelly today. she s on her way to vienna for the opec meeting. we one hour into the trading session here in europe. just weighted to the down side. a bit less than 6-4, probably around 5-4 decliners out-pacing advancers. this following a turnaround in the session yesterday, when the ftse was up 2 points. right now the ftse is up 8, cac up 10, but the ibex is where the focus is in spain down another 0.4%. we are keeping our eye on the bond market reaction. ten-year yields in spain are rising once again, 6.62%. yesterday we went back over 66%. italy rising over 6%. 6.13. as far as bond yields are concerned. we are below the ultra low levels of june 1st, 1.1% but contained at 1.34%, near the record lows. eur euro-dollar below 1.25, we are at 1.82. dollar/yen, 79.52. this is where we stand now in europe. let s get an update on what s been going on in asia in the ses