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 early on, markets rallied. The Dow, though off from its earlier record highs, was up 54.80 points to 8369.35; the Nasdaq was up 5.79 to 1714.34.
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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 early on, markets rallied. The Dow, though off from its earlier record highs, was up 54.80 points to 8369.35; the Nasdaq was up 5.79 to 1714.34.
