U.S. stock market indexes were sharply lower in Monday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.2 percent (151 points)) to close at 12,506. The S&P 500 fell 1.8 percent to finish at 1,319 and the NASDAQ composite index lost two percent to hit 2,803. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. […]
Global Stocks Fall
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were lower in Monday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.3 percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.8 percent and the NASDAQ lost two percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index dropped one percent to end at 5,929. The CAC-40 in […]
Global Stocks Fall
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated eight-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 fell one percent and the NASDAQ lost seven-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index nine-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in Paris […]
European Markets Lower at Midday
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 6:55 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 5,972. The CAC-40 in Paris fell 1.37 percent , to 3,860. And the DAX in Frankfurt dropped one percent , at 7,331. The S&P futures contract was down 13 points, indicating a lower […]
Asian Markets Close Lower
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed lower Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped seven-tenths of a percent to close at 10,070. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1.69 percent , to end at 22,343. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Wellington and Manila. Markets also closed lower in Seoul, Sydney, Singapore, Mumbai and Bangkok. […]
Tokyo Stocks Down, Dollar Up
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped seven-tenths of a percent to close at 10,070. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.78 yen, up a tenth of a yen from late Friday. Gold was selling for $1,545.48 an ounce.
Asian Markets Lower
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were lower in early trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped seven-tenths of a percent to close at 10,070. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1.69 percent , to end at 22,343. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Sydney, Wellington, Taipei and Manila. Shanghai markets edged up slightly The dollar was selling at […]
Tokyo Stocks Down, Dollar Up
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped seven-tenths of a percent to close at 10,070. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.76 yen, up a tenth of a yen from late Friday. The Taipei market fell one percent to close at 8,666.
US Stocks Close Lower
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock prices were lower at closing Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped half a percent to close at 12,657. The S&P 500 lost seven-tenths of one percent to end the day at 1,344. The Nasdaq composite index lost half a percent to close at 2,860. European stock prices were down Friday. London’s Financial […]
US Stocks Drop after Unemployment Report
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock prices dropped Friday after a government report showed an increase in unemployment in a still-struggling economy. The Dow Jones Industrial average was down nearly one percent in mid-day trading, the broader S&P 500 index fell more than one percent and the NASDAQ lost nine-tenths of one percent. European stock prices had shown gains […]
