U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Wednesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.5 percent to close at 11,897. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 percent to end at 1,265 and the NASDAQ lost 1.8 percent to hit 2,631. European stock prices were sharply lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times index […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Wednesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ lost 1.5 percent while the S&P 500 fell 1.7 percent. European stock prices were sharply lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times index lost one percent to end at 5,743. The CAC-40 in Paris slipped 1.5 […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved down nearly eight-tenths of one percent, while the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ each lost around seven-tenths of one percent. European stock prices were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index was down eight-tenths of one percent. The CAC-40 […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is down two-tenths of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down half a percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is down four-tenths of a percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down six points, indicating a lower opening. […]
Asia Markets Close Mixed
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,574. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost nearly three-quarters of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,344. Share prices were higher in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul and Wellington, but lower in Bangkok, […]
Japan’s Nikkei Makes Slight Gains
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,574. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.69, a gain of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,518.33 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,574. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost nearly three-quarters of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,344. Share prices were higher in Manila and Wellington, but lower in Shanghai and Sydney. The Taipei market […]
Japan’s Nikkei Makes Slight Gains
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,574. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.47 yen, virtually unchanged from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed virtually unchanged at 8,831.
US Stocks Push Higher
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes advanced strongly by the close of Tuesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced one percent to end at 12,076. The S&P 500 gained 1.3 percent to finish at 1,288 and NASDAQ rose 1.5 percent to close at 2,679. European stock markets closed higher. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained half […]
US Stocks Push Higher
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes moved higher in Tuesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced slightly more than 1 percent. The S&P 500 gained 1.3 percent and NASDAQ rose 1.5 percent. European stock markets closed higher. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained half a percent to end at 5,803. The CAC-40 in Paris moved […]
