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US Stocks Rise

Posted June 14th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. stock market indexes rose in Tuesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced nine-tenths of one percent, and both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ indexes gained about 1.1 percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained six-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in Paris moved up […]

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European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading

Posted June 14th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
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European stock prices are higher in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is up one-quarter of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up nine-tenths of a percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is up nearly one and one-half percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up nine points, indicating a […]

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Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher

Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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Major Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained just over one percent to finish at 9,548. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was virtually unchanged, losing 12 points to finish the day’s trading at 22,496. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but […]

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Solid Gains on Japan’s Nikkei

Posted June 14th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained just over one percent to finish at 9,548. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.27, up a fraction from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,520.80 an ounce.

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Asian Stocks Mostly Higher

Posted June 14th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained just over one percent to finish at 9,548. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was virtually unchanged, losing 12 points to finish the day’s trading at 22,496. Share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Manila. In currency trading, the […]

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Solid Gains on Japan’s Nikkei; Dollar Also in Positive Territory

Posted June 14th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained just over one percent to finish at 9,548. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.38 yen, a gain of nearly one-fourth of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market rose one and one-third percent […]

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US Stocks Close Mixed

Posted June 13th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. stocks were mixed at closing Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was a fraction of a percent higher to close at 11,953. The S&P 500 also rose a fraction of a percent to 1,272. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped two tenths of one percent to 2,640. European stock markets closed with small gains. London’s […]

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US Stocks Mixed, European Markets Close Slightly Higher

Posted June 13th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Major U.S. stock indexes were mixed in midday trading Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up about one-fifth of a percent, while the NASDAQ Composite index was down by a similar margin. The S&P 500 index was fractionally higher. European stock markets closed with small gains. Frankfurt’s DAX index rose 0.2 percent to close […]

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US Stocks Rise Slightly on Corporate Deals

Posted June 13th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
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Major U.S. stock indexes were higher in early Monday trading, rebounding slightly from a six-week losing streak as investors welcomed news of several corporate merger deals. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ Composite index were all gaining about four-tenths of a percent. One deal that appeared to boost the […]

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Europe Markets Flat at Midday

Posted June 13th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
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European stock markets were slightly higher in midday trading Monday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up nearly three-tenths of a percent to 5,782. The CAC-40 in Paris edged up two-tenths of a percent to 3,813. And the DAX in Frankfurt rose slightly at 7,071. The S&P futures contract was up three points, indicating a […]

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