European shares hit a three-week closing high on Wednesday, boosted by financials and miners. The FTSEurofirst 300 index provisionally ended up 0.3 percent at 1,013.36 points. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 44.29 points, at 10,291.26. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose to 5.50 points, at 1,098.51. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up [...]

DJIA gained 0.2% or 20.0 points to 10,247.0. NASDAQ slid 0.1% or 3.0 points to 2,151.1. S&P 500 index closed marginally lower, at 1,093.0.
Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.1% higher, at 9,883.2.
In Asia, crude oil for December delivery is trading 16 cents lower at $78.89 per barrel.
Other European markets finished mostly lower yesterday, after the [...]

European stock index futures pointed to a higher start on Monday after the Group of 20 pledged to keep stimulus measures until the economic recovery was assured. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 17.46 points, or 0.17 percent, to end at 10,023.42. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 2.67 points, or 0.25 percent, to [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average rose by 203.82 points, or 2.08 percent, to end at 10,005.96. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 20.13 points, or 1.92 percent, to 1,066.63. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 49.80 points, or 2.42 percent, to close at 2,105.32. The European index, is up 19 percent in 2009 and has [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average added 30.23 points, to end at 9,802.14. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose up 1.09 points, or 0.10 percent, to finish at 1,046.50. But the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.80 points, or 0.09 percent, to close at 2,055.52. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares rose 1.6 percent [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 17.53 points, or 0.18 percent, to end at 9,771.91. But the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 2.53 points, or 0.24 percent, to finish at 1,045.41. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 8.12 points, or 0.40 percent, to close at 2,057.32. There was a higher than expected third quarter loss [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 249.85 points, to end at 9,712.73. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 29.92 points, or 2.81 percent, to 1,036.19. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 52.44 points, to close at 2,045.11. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares tumbled 2.1 percent on Friday, which was the index’s biggest [...]