U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s middday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rose nine-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained half 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 5,856. The […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rose six-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained three-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained seven-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in Paris moved up […]
European Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index and the CAC-40 in Paris are virtually unchanged, while the DAX index in Frankfurt is up two-tenths of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up more than five points, indicating a higher opening. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained two-tenths […]
Japan’s Nikkei Loses Ground
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,467. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.01, a gain of more than one-tenth of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,534.33 an ounce.
Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Dollar Falls
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,467. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.08 yen, a gain of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market closed at 9,001, a […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Wednesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated two-tenths of a percent to close at 12,049. The S&P 500 lost four-tenths of a percent to end at 1,280 while the NASDAQ composite index dropped one percent to 2,675. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Wednesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated one-tenth of a percent, the S&P 500 lost three-tenths and the NASDAQ dropped nine-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost one percent to close at 5,809. The […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated one-tenth of a percent, the S&P 500 lost two-tenths and the NASDAQ dropped six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index and the CAC-40 in Paris moved down seven-tenths of a […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is down 1.1 percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down one percent and the DAX index in Frankfurt is down nearly 1.4 percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down six points, indicating a lower opening. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained […]
Japan’s Nikkei Makes Slight Gains
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 5:30 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-tenth of one percent to finish at 9,449. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.91, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,536.60 an ounce.
