U.S. stock market indexes slid sharply in midday trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks and the broader S&P 500 are both off 2.8 percent. The technology-laden NASDAQ is down 2.4 percent. European stock markets closed with substantial losses. London’s Financial Times 100 index ended down 2.4 percent to close at […]
US Stocks Fall in Midday Trading Friday
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
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US Stocks Fall in Early Trading Friday
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes slid in Friday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks is off 1.5 percent, while the broader S&P 500 is down 1.4 percent. The technology-laden NASDAQ slid 1.1 percent. European stock markets are lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index is down 1.2 percent, the […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times index is down three-quarters of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down nearly one and one-half percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down nearly one and one-quarter percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down five […]
Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost over one-half of one percent to finish at 8,738. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,867. Share prices were higher in Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, […]
Slight Losses on Japan’s Nikkei
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Friday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost over one-half of one percent to finish at 8,738. The dollar was selling at 77.58 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Thursday. Gold is trading at $1,879.52 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost over one-half of one percent to finish at 8,738. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,867. Share prices were higher in Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Manila and Shanghai. In currency trading, […]
Slight Losses on Japan’s Nikkei
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Friday, while the U.S. dollar is virtually unchanged in trading against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost over one-half of one percent to finish at 8,738. The dollar was selling at 77.50 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Thursday. The Taipei market finished at 7,611, a […]
US Stocks Down
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, reflecting investor disappointment that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed to announce any new plans to boost the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 119 points — 1 percent — to 11,296. The Standard and Poors was also down 13 points — 1 percent — to 1,186 and the […]
US Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were narrowly mixed in midday trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were both down a bit more than a tenth of one percent, while the NASDAQ was up fractionally from Wednesday’s close. European stocks ended the day higher. London’s Financial Times 100 index and the CAC […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are higher in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is up just over one-half of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is more than six-tenths of one percent higher, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is up nearly one-half of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract […]
