Japanese markets closed slightly higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 10,010. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.86 yen, a gain of less than one tenth of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at […]
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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 Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Manila and Shanghai. In currency trading, […]
Japan’s Nikkei Makes Slight Gains
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed slightly higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 10,010. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.82 yen, a gain of a fraction a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market finished its trading session […]
US Stocks Close Lower
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were lower at closing Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped one tenth of a percent to 12,572. The S&P 500 was a fraction of a percent lower at 1,326. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell four tenths of one percent to 2,814. European stock prices were higher at the closing. London’s Financial Times […]
US Stocks Down Slightly
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock market indexes dipped in midday trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost one-tenth of a percent. The S&P 500 index lost less than one-tenth of a percent. And the NASDAQ slid half a percent. European stock prices closed higher. London’s Financial Times index gained 1.1 percent to end at 5,854. […]
US Stocks Hold Steady at Open
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock market indexes were little changed in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped less than one-tenth of a percent. The S&P 500 index gained less than one-tenth of a percent. And the NASDAQ was unchanged. European stock prices were higher in late afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index rose […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are higher in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is up just over one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up more than one and one-quarter percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is up more than one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is […]
Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 10,006. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was up nearly one-half of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,004. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and […]
Japan’s Nikkei Loses Ground
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 10,006. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.92 yen, a loss of just over one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,585.77 an […]
Asian Stocks Mostly Higher
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 10,006. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was up nearly one-half of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,004. Share prices were higher in Manila, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Shanghai. In currency […]
