The major U.S. stock market indexes were little changed in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped less than one-tenth of a percent. The S&P 500 index gained less than one-tenth of a percent. And the NASDAQ was unchanged. European stock prices were higher in late afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index rose […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are higher in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is up just over one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up more than one and one-quarter percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is up more than one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is […]
Japan’s Nikkei Loses Ground
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 10,006. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.92 yen, a loss of just over one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,585.77 an […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Dollar Falls
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 10,006. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.97 yen, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,706, a […]
US Stocks Close Higher
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were higher at closing Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6 percent to 12,587. The S&P 500 was also up 1.6 percent to end the day at 1,327. The Nasdaq composite index climbed 2.2 percent to 2,827. European stock prices closed higher. London’s Financial Times index rose almost seven-tenths of a percent […]
US Stocks Higher on Earnings, Housing Data
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Profits at some top U.S. companies and an increase in new home construction helped push the major U.S. stock indexes higher in midday trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained nine-tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 index jumped eight-tenths of a percent. And the NASDAQ advanced about 1.5 percent. European stock prices closed […]
US Stocks Push Higher at Open
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock market indexes jumped higher in early trading Tuesday after several prominent companies announced profits for the April through June period and a government report showed home construction increased last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index both advanced nine-tenths of a percent, while the NASDAQ gained 1.5 […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are higher in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is up one-half of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up 1.4 percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is up more than one and one-half percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up more than eight points, indicating […]
Japan’s Nikkei Ends Trading Day in Negative Territory
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one percent to finish at 9,890. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.03 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,601.73 an ounce.
Japan’s Nikkei Ends Trading Day in Negative Territory
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one percent to finish at 9,890. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.08 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market closed at 8,525, a loss […]
