U.S. stock market indexes rose in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced one percent, the S&P 500 rose nine-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained seven-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained four-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in Paris […]
European Markets Higher at Midday
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were higher in midday trading Monday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up two-tenths of a percent , to 5,332. The CAC-40 in Paris rose slightly , to 3,216. And the DAX in Frankfurt climbed six-tenths of a percent , at 6,034. The S&P futures contract was up five points, indicating a […]
Asian Markets Close Higher
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed higher Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.37 percent , to close at 9,086. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 3.26 percent , to end at 20,260. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Wellington and Manila. Markets also closed higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore and Bangkok. Markets were […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.37 percent , to close at 9,086. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.84 yen, up one-tenth of a yen from late Friday. Gold was selling at $1,741.41 an ounce.
Asian Markets Higher
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were higher in early trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.37 percent , to close at 9,086. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 2.67 percent , to end at 20,143. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington, Taipei and Manila. The dollar was selling at 76.89 yen in currency trading, […]
Tokyo Markets, Dollar Higher
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.37 percent , to close at 9,086. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.90 yen, up two-tenths of a yen from late Friday. The Taipei market jumped 2.39 percent , to close at 7,819.
US Stocks Close Higher
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were higher at the closing Friday, following gains in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1 percent to close at 11,269. The S&P 500 rose half a percent to 1,179, and the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed six-tenths of 1 percent to 2,508. In London, the Financial Times 100 index ended up 3 […]
US Stocks Advance in Midday Trading Friday
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes advanced in midday trading Friday, following major gains on European markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is ahead 1.2 percent, with the S & P 500 index up seven-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ by six-tenths of one percent. In London, the Financial Times 100 index ended up 3 percent to […]
European Markets Higher at Midday
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were higher in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up 1.31 percent , to 5,230. The CAC-40 in Paris was up 1.63 percent , to 3,140. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up 2.10 percent , at 5,919. The S&P futures contract was down three points, indicating a lower […]
Asian Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dipped two-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,964. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose a tenth of a percent , to end at 19,617. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Wellington and Manila. Markets closed lower in […]
