European stock prices are lower in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is up more than 1 percent. The CAC 40 in Paris is up nearly one and three-quarters percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is nearly one and a-half percent higher. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
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Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,733. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index soared two percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,876. Share prices were higher in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Manila, but lower in Bangkok […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,733. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.57 yen, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,885.33 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Mostly Higher
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,733. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index soared two percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,876. Share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Manila, but lower in Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar was […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,733. In currency trading, the dollar was unchanged at 76.79 yen. The Taipei market soared three and one-quarter percent , closing at 7,550.
US Markets Rise
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes made gains in Monday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose three-tenths of a percent to close at 10,855. The S&P 500 advanced less than one-tenth of a percent to end at 1,124 while the NASDAQ increased two-tenths of a percent to finish at 2,345. European stock markets were mixed at […]
US Markets Rise
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes made strong gains in Monday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose seven-tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 advanced half a percent while the NASDAQ jumped six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index rose 1.1 percent to […]
US Markets Rise Sharply
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes made strong gains in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 advanced 1.4 percent while the NASDAQ jumped 1.6 percent. European stock markets were sharply higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index and the CAC-40 in Paris moved up 1.6 percent, and the DAX […]
European Markets Higher at Midday
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were higher in midday trading Monday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up 1.66 percent , to 5,124. The CAC-40 in Paris rose 1.52 percent , to 3,063. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up four-tenths of a percent , at 5,504. The S&P futures contract was up 10 points, indicating a […]
Asian Markets Close Mostly Lower
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped one percent to close at 8,628. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up half a percent to end at 19,487. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila. Markets closed higher in Mumbai and Wellington. The […]
