European stock prices are lower in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times index is down one and one-half percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down 2.3 percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down more than two and a half percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down 9 points, […]
European Markets Lower in Midday Trading
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian markets closed mostly lower Friday, while the U.S. dollar is trading slightly lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,951. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost just over one and three-quarters percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,213. Share prices were higher in […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes in Negative Territory
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Friday, while the U.S. dollar is trading lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,951. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.80 yen, a loss of just over one-tenth of a yen from Thursday. Gold is trading at $1,853.71 […]
Asian Stocks Mostly Lower
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,951. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost just over one and three-quarters percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,213. Share prices were higher in Manila, but lower in Shanghai, Wellington, Taipei, and Sydney. In currency […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes in Negative Territory
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed down Friday, while the U.S. dollar is trading slightly lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,951. The dollar was selling at 76.82 yen, a loss of one-tenth of a yen from Thursday. The Taipei market ended its session Friday at 7,757, […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks declined in Thursday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost one percent to end at 11,494. The S&P 500 was off 1.2 percent to close at 1,204 while the NASDAQ dropped 1.3 percent to hit 2,546. European stocks were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times index rose half a percent […]
US Stocks Down Slightly in Midday Trading Thursday
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes fell slightly in midday trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ are all off one-tenth of a percent. European stocks ended mixed. London’s Financial Times index closed up one-half of one percent to end at 5,419. The CAC-40 in Paris advanced three-tenths of a percent to […]
US Stocks Fall in Early Thursday Trading
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes gained slightly in early trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up one-quarter of one percent, while the S&P 500 gained two-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ was up three-tenths of a percent. European stocks are mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index is up eight-tenths of one percent. The […]
European Markets Lower in Midday Trading
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is down one-half of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down just over one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down one and three-quarters percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down over 3 points, […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes in Positive Territory
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,061. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.97 yen, a gain of over one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,823.85 an […]
