Japanese share prices ended slightly lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dipped two-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,964. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.72 yen, down a tenth of a yen from late Thursday. Gold was selling at $1,760.95 an ounce.
Asian Markets Mostly Higher
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were mostly higher in early trading 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 Sydney, Wellington and Manila. Taipei markets closed lower. The dollar […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Slip
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended slightly lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dipped two-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,964. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.82 yen, down slightly from late Thursday. The Taipei market lost 1.06 percent , to close at 7,637.
US Stocks Advance Sharply in Midday Trading Thursday
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes advanced sharply in midday trading Thursday, one day after a massive sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is ahead 2.6 percent, while the broader S & P 500 is up nearly 3 percent. The NASDAQ is ahead by 3.2 percent. Major European indexes closed markedly higher. London’s Financial Times index ended […]
US Stocks Advance in Early Trading Thursday
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes advanced sharply in early trading Thursday, one day after a massive sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the broader S & P 500 are both up 1.2 percent. The NASDAQ is ahead by 1.7 percent. Major European indexes also moved up. London’s Financial Times index and the DAX index in […]
European Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is up just over one-quarter of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down just over three-quarters of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is virtually unchanged from Wednesday’s close. In New York, the S&P futures contract is […]
Asia Markets Close Mixed
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei dropped more than one-half of one percent to finish at 8,982. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,595. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Shanghai and Wellington, but lower in Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Singapore and […]
Japan’s Nikkei Reverses to Negative Territory
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped more than one-half of one percent to finish at 8,982. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.55 yen, a loss of more than one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,790.67 […]
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped more than one-half of one percent to finish at 8,982. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one percent to finish the day’s trading at 19,595. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai and Wellington, but lower in Taipei. Trading was virtually unchanged in Sydney. In […]
Japan’s Nikkei Reverses to Negative Territory
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped more than one-half of one percent to finish at 8,982. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.59 yen, a loss of just over one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market finished at […]
