U.S. stock market indexes declined in Monday’s early trading as investors worried that bickering politicians in Washington have not reached agreement on increasing the legal limit on borrowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.1 percent, the S&P 500 fell one percent and the NASDAQ lost nine-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower […]
European Markets Lower at Midday
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were lower in midday trading Monday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was down three-tenths of a percent , to 5,918. The CAC-40 in Paris lost half a percent , to 3,824. And the DAX in Frankfurt dipped one-fourth of a percent , at 7,308. The S&P futures contract was down 11 points, […]
Asian Markets Mostly Lower
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped eight-tenths of a percent to close at 10,050. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell seven-tenths of a percent to end at 22,293. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Wellington. Markets ended higher in Mumbai, Bangkok […]
World Markets Await US Debt Deal
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region fell in trading Monday, as investors waited to find out whether U.S. President Barack Obama and congressional leaders would reach agreement on raising the federal debt limit. In Tokyo, the Nikkei average closed down eight-tenths of a percent after a three-day run of gains last week. Hong Kong’s Hang […]
Tokyo Markets, Dollar Lower
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped eight-tenths of a percent to close at 10,050. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.16 yen, down four-tenths of a yen from late Friday. Gold was trading at $1,619.38 an ounce.
Asian Markets Lower
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were lower in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped eight-tenths of a percent to close at 10,050. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell seven-tenths of a percent to end at 22,293. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington and Taipei. Markets in Manila edged up slightly. The dollar was selling […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Down
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped eight-tenths of a percent , to close at 10,050. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.48 yen, down slightly from late Friday. The Taipei market lost nine-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,684.
World Markets Await US Debt Deal
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region fell in early trading Monday, as investors waited to find out whether U.S. President Barack Obama and congressional leaders would reach agreement on raising the federal debt limit. In Tokyo, the Nikkei average was down, after a three-day run of gains last week. Shares in Seoul and Sydney also […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were mixed in Friday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated three-tenths of a percent to end at 12,681. The S&P 500 rose one-tenth of a percent to 1,345 and the NASDAQ gained nine-tenths of a percent to hit 2,859. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were mixed in Friday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated two-tenths of a percent, while the S&P 500 gained one-tenth of a percent, the NASDAQ gained eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index moved up six-tenths of […]
