Asian stock markets closed lower Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index plunged more than two percent to finish at 9,637. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost nearly two percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,993. Share prices were also lower in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.33 […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Dollar Falls
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index plunged more than two percent to finish at 9,637. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.17 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,457, a […]
Gold Hits Record as US Stocks Decline, Dow Below 12,000
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Tuesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.8 percent , dropping below 12,000 points to end at 11,913. The S&P 500 fell 2.2 percent to finish at 1,259, and the NASDAQ lost 2.3 percent to close at 2,681. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Tuesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated half a percent, the S&P 500 fell seven-tenths of a percent, and the NASDAQ lost three-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index slid six-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is down more than one-half of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down four-tenths of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down just over one-half of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is […]
Asia Markets Close Lower
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed lower Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,845. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,421. Share prices were also lower in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In […]
Japan’s Nikkei Slumps
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,845. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.38 yen, a gain of nearly two-tenths of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,625.50 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Lower
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed lower Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,845. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,437. Share prices were also lower in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.37 […]
Japan’s Nikkei Slumps
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,845. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.28 yen, a gain of less than one-tenth of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market closed at 8,585, […]
US Stock Markets Fall
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Monday’s trading after a report on U.S. manufacturing apparently disappointed investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off one-tenth of a percent to finish at 12,132. The S&P 500 lost four-tenths of a percent to end at 1,287 and the NASDAQ slid four-tenths of a percent to close at […]
