U.S. stocks showed moderate gains in Thursday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up two-tenths of one percent, the S&P 500 gained three-tenths of a percent while the NASDAQ was up half a percent. European stock prices also showed gains Thursday afternoon. London’s Financial Times index rose 2 percent. The CAC-40 in Paris […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are higher in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is up 2.1 percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up 2.3 percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is two percent higher. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up 12 points, indicating a higher opening. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained 1.7 […]
Asia Markets Close Higher
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained 1.7 percent to finish at 8,522. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index soared 5.7 percent to finish the day’s trading at 17,172. Share prices were also higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. The indexes in Mumbai and Shanghai […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and three-quarters percent to finish at 8,522. The dollar was selling at 76.70, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,648.88 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Trading Higher
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and three-quarters percent to finish at 8,522. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose nearly five and three-quarters percent to finish the day’s trading at 17,172. Share prices were also higher in Manila, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. The Shanghai index remained closed on Thursday. […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and three-quarters percent to finish at 8,522. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.75 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market finished at 7,132, […]
US Stocks Make Gains
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks advanced strongly Wednesday after some positive reports on the U.S. economy encouraged investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2 percent to end at 10,940. The S&P 500 gained 1.8 percent to end at 1,144, and the NASDAQ jumped 2.3 percent to close at 2,461. European stocks closed sharply higher. London’s Financial Times […]
US Stocks Make Gains
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks advanced strongly Wednesday after some positive reports on the U.S. economy encouraged investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2 percent to end at 10,940. The S&P 500 gained 1.8 percent to end at 1,144, and the NASDAQ jumped 2.3 percent to close at 2,461. European stocks closed sharply higher. London’s Financial Times […]
US, European Stocks Advance in Wednesday Trading
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Stocks advanced in the United States and Europe on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up seven-tenths of 1 percent in afternoon trading. The S&P 500 is ahead nine-tenths of a percent, while the NASDAQ is up 1.5 percent. European stocks closed sharply higher. London’s Financial Times index ended up 3.2 percent , to […]
US, European Stocks Advance in Wednesday Trading
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Stocks advanced in the United States and Europe on Wednesday. In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up one-half of one percent in early day trading. The S & P 500 is ahead seven-tenths of a percent, while the NASDAQ is up 1.1 percent. European stock prices are sharply higher in afternoon trading. […]
