Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-half percent to finish at 9,901. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.80 yen, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market finished at 8,767, a […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Wednesday’s trading as investors worried that partisan bickering in Washington might eventually result in a default on U.S. obligations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.6 percent to finish at 12,303. The S&P 500 fell 2 percent to end at 1,305 and the NASDAQ lost 2.7 percent to […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Wednesday’s midday trading as investors worried that partisan bickering in Washington might eventually result in a default on U.S. obligations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated eight-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.2 percent and the NASDAQ lost 1.8 percent. European stock markets were lower at […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Wednesday’s early trading as investors worried that partisan bickering in Washington might eventually result in a default on U.S. obligations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.1 percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent and the NASDAQ lost 2.1 percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is down just over one-quarter of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is nearly three-quarters of one percent lower, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down […]
Asia Markets Close Mixed
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell one-half of one percent to finish at 10,047. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one-tenth of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,542. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore, but lower in Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Sydney, […]
Japan’s Nikkei Suffers Losses
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell one-half of one percent to finish at 10,047. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.71 yen, a loss of one-fifth of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,622.40 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell one-half of one percent to finish at 10,047. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one-tenth of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,542. Share prices were higher in Manila and Shanghai, but lower in Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar […]
Japan’s Nikkei Suffers Losses
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell one-half of one percent to finish at 10,047. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.72 yen, a loss of one-fifth of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market finished at 8,817, a gain of […]
US Stocks Lower Tuesday
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes ended Tuesday’s trading on a downward slide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off more than seven-tenths of one percent to close at 12,501, while the S&P 500 was down four-tenths of a percent at 1,332. The NASDAQ composite index fell one-tenth of a percent to 2,840. Stocks ended mixed in Europe. […]
