Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained three-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,798. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.16 yen, down three-tenths of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market gained one-half of a percent , to close […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Thursday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.5 percent to close at 11,150. The S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent to hit 1,159 and the Nasdaq composite index slid 2 percent to reach 2,420. European stock markets were sharply lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Thursday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.3 percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent, and the NASDAQ slid 1.6 percent. European stock markets were sharply lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost 1.4 percent to end at 5,131. The CAC […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Thursday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated a half-percent, the S&P 500 fell four-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ slid six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were sharply lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost 1.2 percent, the CAC 40 in Paris […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is trading a fraction of 1 percent. The CAC 40 in Paris is nearly 1 percent higher, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is up nearly three-quarters of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up more […]
Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and one-half percent to finish at 8,772. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose nearly one and one-half percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,752. Share prices were higher in Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and one-half percent to finish at 8,772. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.13 yen, a gain of one-fourth of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,703.80 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Mostly Higher
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and one-half percent to finish at 8,772. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index earned nearly one and one-half percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,752. Share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Manila. In currency […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and one-half percent to finish at 8,772. The Taipei market finished at 7,411, a loss of nearly one and one-quarter percent .
US Stocks Rise
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes made gains in Wednesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.3 percent to close at 11,321. The S&P 500 gained 1.3 percent to end at 1,178, while the Nasdaq composite index rose nine-tenths of a percent to hit 2,468. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s […]
