U.S. stocks were mixed in Tuesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained seven-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 advanced one percent, while the NASDAQ fell seven-tenths of a percent. European stock prices were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times index lost half a percent to close at 5,410. The […]
US Stocks Mixed in Tuesday’s Midday Trading
US Stocks Mixed in Early Tuesday Trading
U.S. stocks were narrowly mixed in Tuesday morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ composite index are both down a tenth of one percent, while the S&P 500 is up a tenth of a percent. European stock prices were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index is off nine-tenths of a […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is down one and one-quarter percent lower. The CAC-40 in Paris is down nearly two percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down over one-half of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down four points, […]
Japan’s Nikkei Posts Loss
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is trading lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one and one-half percent to finish at 8,742. The dollar was selling at 76.74 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,656.00 an ounce.
Japan’s Nikkei Posts Huge Losses
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is unchanged in trading against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one and one-half percent to finish at 8,742. The dollar was selling at 76.83 yen. The Taipei market closed at 7,359, a loss of over one and one-quarter percent .
US Stocks Slide In Monday’s Trading
U.S. stocks fell in Monday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.1 percent to close at 11,398. The S&P 500 slid 1.9 percent to end at 1,201. The NASDAQ fell 2 percent to finish at 2,615. European stocks also were lower at the close. London’s Financial Times 100 index slid a half-percent to finish […]
US Stocks Slide in Midday Trading Monday
U.S. stocks fell in midday trading Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 1.5 percent. The S&P 500 is off 1.3 percent, while the NASDAQ composite index is down 1.6 percent. European stocks closed lower. London’s Financial Times 100 index slid one-half of one percent to finish at 5,437. The CAC-40 in Paris ended […]
European Markets Up at Midday
U.S. stocks fell in early trading Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ composite index are both down six-tenths of one percent, while the S&P 500 index is off seven-tenths of a percent. European stocks are lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index is off two-tenths of one percent. The CAC-40 […]
European Markets Up at Midday
European stock markets were higher in midday trading Monday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up nearly one percent to 5,518. The CAC-40 in Paris gained six-tenths of a percent to 3,238. And the DAX in Frankfurt rose nine-tenths of a percent to 6,021. The S&P futures contract was up two points, indicating a slightly […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar gained against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.5 percent to close at 8,880. The dollar was selling at 77.40 yen in currency trading, up two-tenths of a yen from late Friday. Gold was trading at $1,694.19 an ounce.