Asian stock markets were down in early trading Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost seven-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,833. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped six-tenths of a percent , to end at 22,440. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Taipei, Sydney, Shanghai and Wellington. Manila markets close higher. The dollar was […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Lower
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:57 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost seven-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,833. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.55 yen, down a tenth of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market dropped 1.40 percent , to close at […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Lower
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost seven-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,833. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.55 yen, down a tenth of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market dropped 1.40 percent , to close at […]
Asian Stocks Mostly Lower
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-half percent to finish at 9,901. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained just over one-tenth of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,571. Share prices were lower in Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. Trading in Manila was virtually unchanged […]
Losses Continue for Japan’s Nikkei
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-half percent to finish at 9,901. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.80 yen, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market finished at 8,767, a […]
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell one-half of one percent to finish at 10,047. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one-tenth of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,542. Share prices were higher in Manila and Shanghai, but lower in Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar […]
Japan’s Nikkei Suffers Losses
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell one-half of one percent to finish at 10,047. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.72 yen, a loss of one-fifth of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market finished at 8,817, a gain of […]
Asian Markets Rise as Dollar Sinks
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were mostly higher in trading Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained almost one-half of a percent to close at 10,098. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose one and one-quarter percent to end at 22,572. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei. Markets dipped in Wellington and Manila. The dollar was […]
Tokyo Stocks Up, Dollar Down
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices were up Tuesday, while the dollar lost more ground against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained almost half of one percent to close at 10,098. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.06 yen, down almost a quarter yen from late Monday. The Taipei market gained more than one-and-one-quarter percent to […]
Asian Markets Lower
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were lower in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped eight-tenths of a percent to close at 10,050. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell seven-tenths of a percent to end at 22,293. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington and Taipei. Markets in Manila edged up slightly. The dollar was selling […]
