Mixed news from earnings reports kept the New York equities markets down slightly on Wednesday morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was less than a point lower to 11,103.16, while the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.3 percent to 2,067.64 and the S&P 500 also down less than a point, to 1,268.30. In a report released [...]

Declines in stocks related to commodities sent the Tokyo equities markets lower on Tuesday. The Nikkei 225 dropped 1.4 percent to 14,648.41, while the Topix index declined by 1.1 percent to 1,510.32. The Mother’s index of small and mid-cap stocks was also down, by 2.1 percent. Transport-related stocks were down on the day. Japan’s largest [...]

Equities markets in Tokyo fell again on Thursday as concerns remained about the state of the US economy. The Nikkei 225 dropped 3.1 percent to 14,633.03, its largest one-day decline in a year. Meanwhile, the Topix index was down 3.3 percent to 1,482.22. The oil sector was down on declining oil prices. Oil developer Inpex [...]

Wall Street was down at midday on Thursday after crude oil prices jumped again, retail sales data for April was disappointing, and several sectors saw significant declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1 percent to 11,531.95, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.6 percent to 2,284.60 and the S&P 500 declined by 0.9 percent [...]

The Tokyo equities markets were up on Monday on gains in the banking and steel sectors. The Nikkei 225 and the Topix index were each up by 0.6 percent to 16,192.95 and 1,656.82 respectively. Despite the gains, the real estate sector was down for the day even though indications are that foreign investment is returning [...]