U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Thursday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.3 percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent, and the NASDAQ slid 1.6 percent. European stock markets were sharply lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost 1.4 percent to end at 5,131. The CAC […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Thursday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated a half-percent, the S&P 500 fell four-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ slid six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were sharply lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost 1.2 percent, the CAC 40 in Paris […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is trading a fraction of 1 percent. The CAC 40 in Paris is nearly 1 percent higher, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is up nearly three-quarters of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up more […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and one-half percent to finish at 8,772. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.13 yen, a gain of one-fourth of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,703.80 an ounce.
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and one-half percent to finish at 8,772. The Taipei market finished at 7,411, a loss of nearly one and one-quarter percent .
US Stocks Rise
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes made gains in Wednesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.3 percent to close at 11,321. The S&P 500 gained 1.3 percent to end at 1,178, while the Nasdaq composite index rose nine-tenths of a percent to hit 2,468. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were mixed in Wednesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 gained two-tenths of a percent, while the NASDAQ lost two-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained 1.5 percent to end at 5,206. The […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated two-tenths of one percent, while the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ both lost one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained nine-tenths of one percent, the CAC-40 in Paris moved […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are higher in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is up one-quarter of one percent. The CAC 40 in Paris is up six-tenths of one percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is one percent higher. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down more than 7 points, indicating a […]
Japan’s Nikkei Reverses Course
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one percent to finish at 8,640, wiping out gains made early in the day’s trading. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.49 yen, a loss of nearly two-tenths of a yen from […]
