Japanese share prices ended slightly lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dipped two-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,964. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.82 yen, down slightly from late Thursday. The Taipei market lost 1.06 percent , to close at 7,637.
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped more than one-half of one percent to finish at 8,982. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,595. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai and Wellington, but lower in Taipei. Trading was virtually unchanged in Sydney. In […]
Japan’s Nikkei Reverses to Negative Territory
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped more than one-half of one percent to finish at 8,982. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.59 yen, a loss of just over one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market finished at […]
Asian Stocks Higher
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained just over one percent to finish at 9,039. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index soared well over than two and one-quarter percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,784. Share prices were also higher in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar […]
Japan’s Nikkei Continues US Markets Recovery
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more just over one percent to finish at 9,039. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.80 yen, a loss of less than one-fifth of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market finished the day’s […]
Asian Markets Mostly Lower
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly lower in Tuesday trading. Japan’s Nikkei index was down 1.68 percent to close at 8,944. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slumped 5.66 percent to end at 19,331. Elsewhere, markets closed lower in Manila, Wellington, Taipei and Shanghai. The market in Sydney closed higher. The dollar was selling at 77.34 yen, […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar, Down
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices gained back some ground Tuesday after opening sharply lower on U.S. debt fears. The dollar was lower against the yen. The Nikkei index was down 1.68 percent , to close at 8,944. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.33 yen, down nearly half a yen from late Monday. The Taipei […]
Asian Markets Tumble
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets tumbled in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell nearly 2.2 percent to close at 9,098. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index also dropped nearly 2.2 percent to end at 20,491. Elsewhere, share prices dropped around three percent in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington, Taipei and Manila. The dollar was selling at 77.83 yen in currency […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Down
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended sharply lower Monday, while the dollar dropped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell nearly 2.2 percent to close at 9,098. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.81 yen, down six-tenths of a yen from late Friday. The Taipei market tumbled nearly 4 percent to close at 7,553.
Asian Markets Tumble
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets took a nosedive in early trading Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped 3.72 percent , to close at 9,300. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng plunged 4.29 percent , to end at 20,946. Elsewhere, share prices dropped from more than one to more than five percent in Taipei, Sydney, Manila, Shanghai and Wellington. The dollar […]
