Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped seven-tenths of a percent to close at 9,448. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose four-tenths percent to end at 22,508. Markets closed lower in Shanghai, Taipei, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Wellington and Manila. Share prices were higher in Seoul, Sydney and Singapore. The […]
Tokyo Stocks Down, Dollar Flat
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped seven-tenths of a percent to close at 9,448. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.38 yen, up slightly from late Friday. Gold was trading at $1,527.59 an ounce.
Asian Markets Mostly Lower
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were mostly lower in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped seven-tenths of a percent to close at 9,448. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose four-tenths percent to end at 22,508. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Sydney. Markets closed lower in Shanghai, Taipei, Wellington and Manila. The dollar was selling at 80.38 […]
Tokyo Stocks Down, Dollar Up
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped seven-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,448. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.48 yen, up slightly from late Friday. The Taipei market fell 1.41 percent , to close at 8,713.
US Stocks Close Lower, Dow Under 12,000
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were lower at closing Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.4 percent , falling below 12,000 to 11,952. The S&P 500 also fell 1.4 percent to 1,271. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.5 percent to 2,644. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index was […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Friday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 1.5 percent, while both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ slid more than 1.5 percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index was down more than 1.5 percent to end at […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock markets declined in Friday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lost two-thirds of a percent, while the NASDAQ slid nearly half a percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index was down three-tenths of a percent. The CAC 40 in Paris lost […]
European Markets Lower at Midday
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were mostly lower in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was down slightly , to 5,855. The CAC-40 in Paris was down three-tenths of a percent , to 3,868. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up two-tenths of a percent , at 7,175. The S&P futures contract was down four […]
Asian Markets Close Mixed
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained half a percent , to close at 9,514. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped eight-tenths of a percent , to end at 22,420. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Taipei, Seoul, Mumbai, Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila. Markets closed higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur […]
Tokyo Stocks Up, Dollar Down
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained half a percent , to close at 9,514. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.07 yen, down three-tenths of a yen from late Thursday. Gold was trading at $1,543.92 an ounce.
