Japanese markets closed closed virtually unchanged Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained just a fraction of one percent to finish at 8,955. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.62 yen, a loss of less than one-fourth of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading […]
Japan’s Nikkei Flat in Wednesday Trading
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
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Japan’s Nikkei Flat in Wednesday Trading
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed virtually unchanged Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained just a fraction of one percent to finish at 8,955. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.58 yen, a loss of less than two-tenths of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market finished […]
US Stocks Advance In Tuesday’s Trading
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes advanced in Tuesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained two-tenths of a percent to close at 11,560. The S&P 500 index moved up two-tenths of a percent to end at 1,213 while the NASDAQ advanced six-tenths of a percent to hit 2,576. European stock markets were mixed at the close. […]
US Stocks Advance in Midday Trading Tuesday
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes advanced in midday trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index are both ahead by more than a tenth of one percent, while the NASDAQ is up six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets closed mixed. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained 2.7 percent to end at […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Tuesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ lost three-tenths of a percent, while the S&P 500 fell four-tenths of a percent European stock markets were mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained 1.9 percent, the CAC-40 in Paris was essentially unchanged, and […]
European Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is up 2.4 percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down one-tenth of one percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is down four-tenths of a percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down more than six points, indicating a lower […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes on Another High Note
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-fourth percent to finish at 8,954. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.77 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,790.75 an ounce.
Japan’s Nikkei Closes on Another High Note
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-fourth percent to finish at 8,954. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.71 yen, a loss of more than one-tenth of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market closed at 7,646, […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ all gained around 1.5 percent. European stock markets were up strongly in afternoon trading. The CAC 40 in Paris moved up 2.2 percent, and the DAX in Frankfurt jumped 2 percent. London’s Financial Times 100 […]
European Markets Mostly Higher at Midday
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were mostly higher in midday trading Monday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was nearly unchanged at 5,130. The CAC-40 in Paris rose 1.4 percent to 3,131. And the DAX in Frankfurt climbed 1.2 percent to 5,602. The S&P futures contract was up 12 points, indicating a higher opening for U.S. markets. In […]
