European stock markets were lower in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was down slightly , to 5,842. The CAC-40 in Paris was down four-tenths of a percent , to 3,736. And the DAX in Frankfurt was down three-tenths of a percent , at 7,195. The S&P futures contract was up one point, […]
Asian Markets Close Mixed
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained four-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,974. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost three-tenths of a percent , to end at 21,875. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul, Jakarta and Manila. Stocks closed lower in Sydney, Mumbai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur […]
Tokyo Stocks Up, Dollar Flat
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar was flat against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained four-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,974. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.21 yen, up slightly from late Thursday. Gold was selling for $1,580.90 an ounce.
Asian Markets Mixed
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained four-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,974. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost three-tenths of a percent , to end at 21,875. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Taipei and Manila. Markets closed lower in Sydney and Wellington. The […]
Tokyo Markets Up, Dollar Flat
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar was flat against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained four-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,974. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.19 yen, up slightly from late Thursday. The Taipei market gained 1.10 percent , to close at 8,575.
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes fell in Thursday’s trading after the head of the U.S. central bank testified in Washington. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers the bank does not have any plan to inject more stimulus into the economy in the near future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid four-tenths of a percent to […]
US Stocks Turn Lower at Midday
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes fell in Thursday’s midday trading after the head of the U.S. central bank testified in Washington. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers the bank does not have any plan to inject more stimulus into the economy in the near future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid two-tenths of a percent. […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is down one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down 1.1 percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is down eight-tenths of a percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up more than three points, indicating a higher opening. Tokyo’s […]
Asia Markets Close Mixed
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,936. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained a fraction of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,940. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, but lower in Kuala […]
Mild Losses on Japan’s Nikkei Index
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,936. Gold is trading at $1,592.74 an ounce.
