U.S. stock market indexes rose in Wednesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than five-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 rose two-tenths of one percent and the NASDAQ was up four-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times index lost more than […]
US Stocks Lower at Market Open
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were down slightly in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down a fraction, the S&P 500 dropped one-quarter of one percent and the NASDAQ was down nearly one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were also lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index was down nearly three-quarters […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is down nearly three-quarters of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down one-half of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down more than one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises Again
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent to finish at 10,082. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.95, a loss of just over one-tenth of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,515.70 an ounce.
Japan’s Nikkei Rises Again
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent to finish at 10,082. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.89 yen, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,824, a gain […]
US Stocks Close Mixed
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were mixed at closing Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one tenth of one percent to 12,570. The S&P 500 was also down one-tenth of one percent to 1,338, while the Nasdaq Composite index rose nearly four-tenths of one percent to 2,826. European stock prices closed mixed. London’s Financial Times index rose […]
US Stocks Mixed at Midday
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock market indexes were mixed in midday trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up slightly . The S&P 500 index slid almost one-tenth of a percent. And the NASDAQ gained two-tenths of a percent. European stock prices closed mixed. London’s Financial Times index rose one-tenth of a percent to end […]
US Stocks Open Lower
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock market indexes slipped lower in Tuesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell two-tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 index slid three-tenths of a percent. And the NASDAQ was down less than one-tenth of a percent. European stock prices were mixed in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is up nearly one-quarter of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down more than one-quarter of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is up one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is unchanged […]
Small Gains for Japan’s Nikkei
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed slightly higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 9,972. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 81.13, a gain of on-third of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,498.88 an ounce.
