Hong Kong Hang Seng and Tokyo's Nikkei were off slightly overnight, while London's FTSE 100 was up 0.9 percent and Germany's DAX-30 1.3 percent in afternoon trading. The Dow traded in a narrow range of +/- 10 points in the first two hours and was down 3 points, to 7686, in late-morning activity; the Nasdaq was up 4, to 1635.
Stable Markets
Hong Kong Hang Seng and Tokyo's Nikkei were off slightly overnight, while London's FTSE 100 was up 0.9 percent and Germany's DAX-30 1.3 percent in afternoon trading. The Dow traded in a narrow range of +/- 10 points in the first two hours and was down 3 points, to 7686, in late-morning activity; the Nasdaq was up 4, to 1635.
