Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar was flat against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained half a percent , to close at 9,868. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.60 yen, nearly unchanged from late Thursday. The Taipei market gained one percent , to close at 8,740.
Tokyo Markets Up, Dollar Flat
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar was flat against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained half a percent , to close at 9,868. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.60 yen, nearly unchanged from late Thursday. The Taipei market gained one percent , to close at 8,740.
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s trading, as progress on the Greek debt issue encouraged investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent to close at 12,414. The S&P 500 rose one percent to finish at 1,321 and the NASDAQ gained 1.2 percent to end at 2,774. European stock markets were higher at […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s midday trading, as progress on the Greek debt issue encouraged investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent, the S&P 500 rose one percent and the NASDAQ gained 1.2 percent. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained 1.5 […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s early trading, as progress on the Greek debt issue encouraged investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced one percent, the S&P 500 rose seven-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index […]
European Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is up nearly one-half of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up a fraction of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down a fraction of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up […]
Asia Markets Close Higher
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,816. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose just over one and one-half percent to finish the day’s trading at 23,398. Share prices were also higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei […]
Slight Gains for Japan’s Nikkei
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,816. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.40, a loss of more than one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,508.56 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Higher
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,816. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose just over one and one-half percent to finish the day’s trading at 23,398. Share prices were also higher in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, the dollar […]
Slight Gains for Japan’s Nikkei
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,816. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.42 yen, a loss of over one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market soared to close at […]
