U.S. stock market indexes rose in Friday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated four-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 fell three-tenths of a percent, while the NASDAQ gained one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index and the CAC-40 in Paris moved up […]
European Markets Higher at Midday
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were higher in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index as up 1.10 percent , to 5,965. The CAC-40 in Paris was up more than one percent , to 3,858. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up six-tenths of a percent , at 7,337. The S&P futures contract was up 10 […]
Asian Markets Close Higher
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed higher Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent , to close at 10,132. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped nearly three percent , to end at 22,445. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Mumbai, Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Wellington, Taipei and Seoul. Stocks in Kuala Lumpur and Manila […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:44 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent , to close at 10,132. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.54 yen, up a quarter of a yen from late Thursday. Gold was trading at $1,587.91 an ounce.
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:43 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent , to close at 10,132. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.61 yen, up three-tenths of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market gained about one-half a percent , to close […]
Asian Markets Higher
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:43 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were higher in early trading Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent , to close at 10,132. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped nearly three percent , to end at 22,445. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Taipei, Sydney, Shanghai and Wellington. Manila markets inched up slightly. The dollar was […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent to end at 12,724. The S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent to finish at 1,344, while the NASDAQ gained seven-tenths of a percent to reach 2,834. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 […]
US & European Stocks Rise
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent, the S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent and the NASDAQ gained eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained eight-tenths of a percent to end at 5,900, […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is down nearly one-quarter of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down one-tenth of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down nearly one-tenth of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up over […]
Asia Markets Close Mixed
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 10,010. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost a fraction of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,987. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Manila, […]
