Japanese share prices plummeted Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped 3.72 percent , to close at 9,300. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.55 yen, down one-third of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market tumbled 5.58 percent , to close at 7,853.
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,659. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped one-half of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,885. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai and Wellington, but lower in Sydney and Taipei. In currency trading, the […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Dollar Surges After Yen Intervention
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,659. The dollar was selling at 79.46 yen, a gain of nearly two-and-a-half yen from Wednesday. The value of the yen fell sharply after the Japanese government […]
Asian Stocks Lower
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed lower Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index plunged more than two percent to finish at 9,637. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost nearly two percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,993. Share prices were also lower in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.33 […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Dollar Falls
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index plunged more than two percent to finish at 9,637. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.17 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,457, a […]
Asian Stocks Lower
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed lower Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,845. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,437. Share prices were also lower in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.37 […]
Japan’s Nikkei Slumps
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,845. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.28 yen, a gain of less than one-tenth of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market closed at 8,585, […]
Asian Markets Higher
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were higher in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index jumped one-and-one-third percent to close at 9,965. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index climbed one percent to end at 22,669. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington, Taipei and Manila. The dollar was selling at 77.50 yen in currency trading, up three-quarters of […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index jumped one-and-one-third percent to close at 9,965. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.65 yen, up nine-tenths of a yen from late Friday. The Taipei market gained two-thirds of a percent to close at 8,701.
Tokyo Stocks Up on News of US Debt Deal
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices opened higher Monday on news that the U.S. congressiona leaders and the White House have reached a deal to avoid defaul. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose more than 1.5 percent shortly after the opening. The dollar was up against the yen and on Wall Street, Standard & Poors futures were up more than […]
