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Asia Markets Close Mixed

Posted July 7th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-tenth of one percent to finish at 10,071. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index earned a fraction of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,530. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, but lower in Kuala Lumpur, […]

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Mild Losses for Japan’s Nikkei Index

Posted July 7th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-tenth of one percent to finish at 10,071. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.94, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,527.28 an ounce.

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Asian Stocks Lower

Posted July 7th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-tenth of one percent to finish at 10,071. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index earned a fraction of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,530. Share prices were higher in Sydney, but lower in Manila, Shanghai, Taipei and Wellington. In currency […]

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Mild Losses for Japan’s Nikkei Index

Posted July 7th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-tenth of one percent to finish at 10,071. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.98 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,773, […]

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US Stocks Close Higher

Posted July 6th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. stock market indexes were higher at closing Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose five-tenths of 1 percent to 12,626. The S&P 500 was up one-tenth of 1 percent to 1,339. The Nasdaq Composite index advanced three-tenths of 1 percent to 2,834. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial […]

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US Stocks Rise in Midday Trading

Posted July 6th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. stock market indexes rose in Wednesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than five-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 rose two-tenths of one percent and the NASDAQ was up four-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times index lost more than […]

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US Stocks Lower at Market Open

Posted July 6th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. stock market indexes were down slightly in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down a fraction, the S&P 500 dropped one-quarter of one percent and the NASDAQ was down nearly one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were also lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index was down nearly three-quarters […]

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European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading

Posted July 6th, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
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European stock prices are lower in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is down nearly three-quarters of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down one-half of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down more than one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down […]

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Asia Markets Close Mixed

Posted July 6th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
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Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent to finish at 10,082. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost just over one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,518. Share prices were higher in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Sydney and Taipei, but lower in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Mumbai, Shanghai, […]

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Japan’s Nikkei Rises Again

Posted July 6th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one percent to finish at 10,082. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.95, a loss of just over one-tenth of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,515.70 an ounce.

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