The Dow Jones industrial average rose 1.05% to 10,144.19. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 0.97%, to 1,078.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.38%, at 2,177.41. The Nikkei closed up 128.20 points at 10,092.19, its highest close in a week. The Topix gained 1% to 892.16.
Yesterday, preliminary data from the Spanish National Institute of [...]

For a third day the FTSEurofirst 300 index closed 0.6% higher at 987.13 points. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 0.20% to 10,038.38. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropped 0.22% to 1,068.13. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 0.1% at 2,147.87. The Nikkei gained 31.09 points to 9,963.99. The Topix inched up 0.2 percent [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 1.52 % closing at 10,058.64. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index increased 1.30% to close at 1,070.52. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 1.17% to close at 2,150.87. The FTSEurofirst 300 index closed 0.2% higher at 980.96 points. The Nikkei added 31.09 points closing at 9,963.99. The Topix inched [...]

The FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European shares fell 2.1 percent on Friday to notch up its biggest weekly decline in 11 months on intensified worries about euro zone sovereign debt. The Dow Jones industrial average rose up 10.05 points, to 10,012.23. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index ended up 3.08 points, to 1,066.19. The [...]

On Thursday, the FTSEurofirst 300 fell 2.8%, which was its biggest 1 day % fall in 10 weeks. The Dow Jones industrial fell 268.37 points, closing at 10,002.18. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 34.17 points, closing at 1,063.11. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 65.48 points, closing at 2,125.43. The Nikkei ended down 2.9% [...]

European stock index futures pointed to a rise in equity markets on Thursday, with investors waiting for rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England later in the day. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 26.30 points, to end at 10,270.55. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 6.04 points, to [...]

The FTSEurofirst 300 closed up 0.9 percent to 1,027.18 points. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 111.32 points, to end at 10,296.85. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 14.13 points, closing at 1,103.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 18.86 points, closing at 2,190.06. The Nikkei rose 33.24 points to close at 10,404.33, while the [...]

The FTSEurofirst 300 index closed 0.6 percent higher at 1,018.00 points. The Dow Jones industrial average rose up 118.20 points, to close at 10,185.53. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 15.32 points, to close at 1,089.19. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 23.85 points, to close at 2,171.20.The Nikkei was up 166.07 points at 10,371.09. [...]