Asia: Wall Street's record high on Wednesday failed to impress Asian investors today. Trading in Tokyo and Hong Kong was weak, with the Nikkei down 0.18 percent and the Hang Seng down 2 percent. Europe: Stock markets closed barely changed. London's FTSE ended 0.1 percent down and Frankfurt's DAX was down 0.2 percent. Paris' CAC rose 0.13 percent. USA: After posting moderate losses in early trading, markets began to rally. Still off from its earlier record highs, the Dow was down 1.5 to 8313.05; the Nasdaq was down 3.85 to 1704.71.
Market Update
Wall Street's record high on Wednesday failed to impress Asian investors today. Trading in Tokyo and Hong Kong was weak, with the Nikkei down 0.18 percent and the Hang Seng down 2 percent. Stock markets closed barely changed. London's FTSE ended 0.1 percent down and Frankfurt's DAX was down 0.2 percent. Paris' CAC rose 0.13 percent. After posting moderate losses in early trading, markets began to rally. Still off from its earlier record highs, the was down 1.5 to 8313.05; the was down 3.85 to 1704.71.
