Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped one percent to close at 9,578. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell six-tenths of a percent to end at 22,042. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Taipei, Seoul, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Wellington and Manila. Markets closed higher in Shanghai and Mumbai. […]
Tokyo Markets Down, Dollar Up
Posted June 27th, 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 1.04 percent , to close at 9,578. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.77 yen, up three-tenths of a yen from late Friday. Gold was selling at $1,499.20 an ounce.
Asian Markets Mostly Lower
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were mostly lower in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped one percent to close at 9,578. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell six-tenths of a percent to end at 22,042. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Taipei, Sydney, Wellington and Manila. Shanghai markets closed slightly higher. The dollar was selling at 80.78 […]
Tokyo Markets Down, Dollar Up
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped 1.04 percent , to close at 9,578. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.71 yen, up three-tenths of a yen from late Friday. The Taipei market fell four-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,500.
US Markets Decline
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Friday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nine-tenths of a percent to close at 11,937. The S&P 500 dropped 1.2 percent to hit 1,269, while the NASDAQ lost 1.3 percent to end at 2,653. European stock markets were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times […]
US Markets Decline
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Friday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost eight-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 dropped one percent, while the NASDAQ lost 1.2 percent. European stock markets were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index advanced four-tenths of a percent to end at […]
US Markets Down
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Friday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both fell nine-tenths of a percent while the NASDAQ lost one percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index and the CAC-40 in Paris moved up half a percent, and […]
European Markets Higher at Midday
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were higher in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up 1.02 percent , to 5,732. The CAC-40 in Paris was up one percent , to 3,826. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up nine-tenths of a percent , at 7,213. The S&P futures contract was up one point, indicating […]
Asian Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nine-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,679. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 1.90 percent , to end at 22,172. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Seoul, Sydney, Mumbai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila. Markets closed lower in Taipei […]
Tokyo Stocks Up, Dollar Flat
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar was lower against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nine-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,679. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.20 yen, down three-tenths of a yen from late Thursday. Gold was selling at $1,522.60 an ounce.
