U.S. stock market indexes fell in Wednesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated two-tenths of a percent to close at 12,049. The S&P 500 lost four-tenths of a percent to end at 1,280 while the NASDAQ composite index dropped one percent to 2,675. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Wednesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated one-tenth of a percent, the S&P 500 lost three-tenths and the NASDAQ dropped nine-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost one percent to close at 5,809. The […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated one-tenth of a percent, the S&P 500 lost two-tenths and the NASDAQ dropped six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index and the CAC-40 in Paris moved down seven-tenths of a […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is down 1.1 percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down one percent and the DAX index in Frankfurt is down nearly 1.4 percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down six points, indicating a lower opening. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained […]
Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-tenth of one percent to finish at 9,449. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,662. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai, and Wellington, but lower in Bangkok, Jakarta, Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and […]
Japan’s Nikkei Makes Slight Gains
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-tenth of one percent to finish at 9,449. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.91, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,536.60 an ounce.
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-tenth of one percent to finish at 9,449. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,662. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai, and Wellington, but lower in Sydney and Taiwan. In currency trading, the dollar was […]
Japan’s Nikkei Makes Slight Gains
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed slightly higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-tenth of one percent to finish at 9,449. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.98 yen, a loss of just over one-tenth of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market was closed […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Tuesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost two-tenths of a percent to end at 12,071. The S&P 500 retreated one-tenth of a percent to hit 1,285 while the NASDAQ slid less than one-tenth of a percent to close at 2,702. European stock markets were higher at the close […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Tuesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 advanced half a percent while the NASDAQ gained three-tenths of a percent European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained less than one-tenth of a percent to finish at […]
