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 78.97 yen, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,706, a […]
US Stocks Close Higher
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were higher at closing Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6 percent to 12,587. The S&P 500 was also up 1.6 percent to end the day at 1,327. The Nasdaq composite index climbed 2.2 percent to 2,827. European stock prices closed higher. London’s Financial Times index rose almost seven-tenths of a percent […]
US Stocks Higher on Earnings, Housing Data
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Profits at some top U.S. companies and an increase in new home construction helped push the major U.S. stock indexes higher in midday trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained nine-tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 index jumped eight-tenths of a percent. And the NASDAQ advanced about 1.5 percent. European stock prices closed […]
US Stocks Push Higher at Open
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock market indexes jumped higher in early trading Tuesday after several prominent companies announced profits for the April through June period and a government report showed home construction increased last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index both advanced nine-tenths of a percent, while the NASDAQ gained 1.5 […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are higher in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is up one-half of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up 1.4 percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is up more than one and one-half percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up more than eight points, indicating […]
Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one percent to finish at 9,890. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained nearly one-half of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,902. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Manila, Singapore and Wellington, but lower in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Sydney, Taipei […]
Japan’s Nikkei Ends Trading Day in Negative Territory
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one percent to finish at 9,890. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.03 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,601.73 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one percent to finish at 9,890. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained nearly one-half of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,902. Share prices were higher in Manila and Wellington, but lower in Sydney, Taipei and Shanghai. In currency trading, the dollar […]
Japan’s Nikkei Ends Trading Day in Negative Territory
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one percent to finish at 9,890. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.08 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market closed at 8,525, a loss […]
Gold Hits Record, US Stocks Fall
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Monday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated eight-tenths of one percent to end at 12,385. The S&P 500 also fell eight-tenths of a percent to close at 1,305 and the NASDAQ lost nine-tenths of a percent to hit 2,765. European stock markets were lower at the close of […]
