European stock markets were higher in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index as up 1.10 percent , to 5,965. The CAC-40 in Paris was up more than one percent , to 3,858. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up six-tenths of a percent , at 7,337. The S&P futures contract was up 10 […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:44 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent , to close at 10,132. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.54 yen, up a quarter of a yen from late Thursday. Gold was trading at $1,587.91 an ounce.
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:43 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent , to close at 10,132. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.61 yen, up three-tenths of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market gained about one-half a percent , to close […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent to end at 12,724. The S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent to finish at 1,344, while the NASDAQ gained seven-tenths of a percent to reach 2,834. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 […]
US & European Stocks Rise
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent, the S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent and the NASDAQ gained eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained eight-tenths of a percent to end at 5,900, […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is down nearly one-quarter of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down one-tenth of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down nearly one-tenth of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up over […]
Japan’s Nikkei Makes Slight Gains
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed slightly higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 10,010. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.86 yen, a gain of less than one tenth of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at […]
Japan’s Nikkei Makes Slight Gains
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed slightly higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 10,010. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.82 yen, a gain of a fraction a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market finished its trading session […]
US Stocks Close Lower
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were lower at closing Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped one tenth of a percent to 12,572. The S&P 500 was a fraction of a percent lower at 1,326. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell four tenths of one percent to 2,814. European stock prices were higher at the closing. London’s Financial Times […]
US Stocks Down Slightly
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock market indexes dipped in midday trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost one-tenth of a percent. The S&P 500 index lost less than one-tenth of a percent. And the NASDAQ slid half a percent. European stock prices closed higher. London’s Financial Times index gained 1.1 percent to end at 5,854. […]
