Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index soared just over one and one-half percent to finish at 9,797. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 81.15 a gain of a fraction of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,508.30 an […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes on High Note
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index soared just over one and one-half percent to finish at 9,797. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 81.03 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,573, […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Tuesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2 percent to close at 12,189. The S&P 500 advanced 1.3 percent to end at 1,297, while the NASDAQ jumped 1.5 percent to finish at 2,729. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Tuesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 advanced one percent, while the NASDAQ gained 1.2 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 5,767. The CAC-40 in Paris […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Tuesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ all gained around nine-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained 1.1 percent, the CAC-40 in Paris jumped 1.7 percent, and the DAX in Frankfurt […]
European Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is up nearly one-half of one percent to 5,749. The CAC-40 in Paris is up more than one-half one percent at 3,818, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is down just over one-tenth of one percent to 7,100. In New York, the […]
Japan’s Nikkei Finishes in Positive Territory
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly three-quarters of one percent to finish at 9,649. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.84, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,502.69 an ounce.
Japan’s Nikkei Finishes in Positive Territory
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly three-quarters of one percent to finish at 9,649. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.75 yen, a loss of just over one-tenth of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market closed at 8,479, […]
US Stocks Close Higher, Dow Back Over 12,000
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were higher at closing Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced nine-tenths of one percent , closing above 12,000 points once again at 12,044. The S&P 500 also climbed nine-tenths of a percent to end the day at 1,280. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.3 percent to 2,688. European stock markets […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced nine-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 rose eight-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained 1.2 percent. European stock markets were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained four-tenths of a percent to end […]
