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 […]
Gold Hits Record as US Stocks Decline, Dow Below 12,000
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Tuesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.8 percent , dropping below 12,000 points to end at 11,913. The S&P 500 fell 2.2 percent to finish at 1,259, and the NASDAQ lost 2.3 percent to close at 2,681. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Tuesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated half a percent, the S&P 500 fell seven-tenths of a percent, and the NASDAQ lost three-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index slid six-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is down more than one-half of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down four-tenths of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down just over one-half of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is […]
Japan’s Nikkei Slumps
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 5:20 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 77.38 yen, a gain of nearly two-tenths of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,625.50 an ounce.
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, […]
US Stock Markets Fall
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Monday’s trading after a report on U.S. manufacturing apparently disappointed investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off one-tenth of a percent to finish at 12,132. The S&P 500 lost four-tenths of a percent to end at 1,287 and the NASDAQ slid four-tenths of a percent to close at […]
US Stock Markets Fall
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Monday’s midday trading after a report on U.S. manufacturing apparently disappointed investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off eight-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 lost 1 percent and the NASDAQ slid 1.2 percent. European stock markets fell sharply by the close of trading. London’s Financial Times […]
US Stock Markets Rise
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose strongly in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rose 1 percent and the NASDAQ gained 1.4 percent. European stock markets were mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained 1.1 percent, the CAC-40 in Paris moved up one-tenth of a percent, while […]
European Markets Higher at Midday
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were higher in midday trading Monday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up 1.32 percent , to 5,892. The CAC-40 in Paris rose eight-tenths of a percent , to 3,702. And the DAX in Frankfurt gained seven-tenths of a percent , at 7,209. The S&P futures contract was up 19 points, indicating […]
