Asian stock markets were mostly lower in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost about two-thirds of a percent to close at 8,988. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down three-quarters of a percent to end at 19,865. Elsewhere share prices were lower in Shanghai, Seoul, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Taiwan and Sydney. The markets in Wellington, […]
Asian Markets Mostly Lower
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were mostly lower in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost about two-thirds of a percent to close at 8,988. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down three-quarters of a percent to end at 19,865. Elsewhere share prices were lower in Shanghai, Taiwan and Sydney. The market in Wellington was up slightly. The […]
US Stocks Close Mixed
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were mixed at closing Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose two tenths of a percent to close at 12,231. The S&P 500 was up a fraction of a percent at 1,285, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by a fraction of a percent to 2,737. European stock indexes closed mixed. London’s Financial […]
US Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading Friday
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were narrowly mixed in midday trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead by two-tenths of a percent, while the S&P was virtually unchanged from Thursday’s close. The NASDAQ composite index slid two-tenths of one percent. European stock indexes closed mixed. London’s Financial Times index ended down two-tenths of one percent to […]
US Stocks Mixed in Early Friday Trading
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were narrowly mixed in early trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead by one-tenth of a percent, while the S&P was down two-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ composite index was virtually unchanged from Thursday’s close. European stock indexes were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index is down three-tenths […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Some European stock prices are lower in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times index is down one-quarter of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down nearly one-quarter of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is up more than one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is […]
Asia Markets Close Higher
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed higher Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained over one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,050. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained more than one and one-half percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,019. Share prices were also higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, […]
Asian Markets Higher
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed higher Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained over one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,050. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained more than one and one-half percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,019. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the U.S. dollar […]
Japan’s Nikkei Finishes in Positive Territory Again
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Friday, while the U.S. dollar is trading slightly lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained over one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,050. The dollar was selling at 75.86 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Thursday. The Taipei market ended the day’s trading at […]
World Stocks Advance Sharply
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
News that European leaders completed a debt-relief deal for Greece and expand the continent’s bailout fund encouraged investors, and stocks soared around the world on Thursday. U.S. stocks made strong gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.9 percent to close at 12,209. The S&P 500 moved up 3.4 percent to end at 1,285 while […]
