Asian stock markets closed sharply lower Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped 2.17 percent , to close at 8,374. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1.48 percent , to end at 17,408. Elsewhere, share prices dropped in Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Wellington and Manila. Markets also closed lower in Shanghai, Seoul, Sydney, Singapore, Mumbai and Bangkok. […]
Asian Markets Lower
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were sharply lower in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped 2.17 percent , to close at 8,374. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1.48 percent , to end at 17,408. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington, Taipei and Manila. The dollar was selling at 76.35 yen in currency trading, […]
Asian Markets Tumble
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed sharply lower Friday. Japanese markets were closed Friday for a national holiday . Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 1.36 percent , to end at 17,668. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Shanghai, Sydney, Mumbai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Wellington, Manila, Taipei and Seoul. Only Jakarta markets closed higher. The U.S. […]
Asian Markets Tumble
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 4:32 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets plunged in early trading Friday. Japanese markets were closed Friday for a national holiday . Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 1.32 percent , to end at 17,675. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Taipei, Sydney, Manila, Shanghai and Wellington. The dollar was selling at 76.27 yen in currency trading, up slightly […]
Asia Markets Close Mostly Lower
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over two percent (181 points)) to finish at 8,560 Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index plunged nearly five percent to finish the day’s trading at 17,912. Share prices were also lower in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei, […]
Asian Stocks Mostly Lower
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over two percent (181 points)) to finish at 8,560 Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index plunged nearly five percent to finish the day’s trading at 17,912. Share prices were also lower in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei, but higher in Wellington. In currency trading, […]
Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 8,741. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one percent to finish the day’s trading at 18,824. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Taipei, but lower in Jakarta, […]
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 8,741. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one percent to finish the day’s trading at 18,824. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei, but lower in Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar was selling […]
Asia Markets Close Mixed
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost well over one and one-half percent to finish at 8,721. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained just over one-half of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,015. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in […]
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost well over one and one-half percent to finish at 8,721. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained just over one-half of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,015. Share prices were higher in Shanghai, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Manila and Sydney. In […]
