Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,720. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 23,626. Share prices were higher in Manila, Taipei and Wellington. Trading was either flat or unchanged in Shanghai […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Dollar Falls
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 2:50 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 than one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,720. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 81.36 yen, a loss of just over one-fourth of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market finished at […]