Asian Markets & U.S. Markets – 15 April 09
2009 April 15
Asian Markets
Asian Markets are trading lower following cues from U.S. markets led by weak U.S. retail sales.
Nikkei Stock Average 225 was down 0.84 pct to 8,768.35 .
Hang Seng Index was down 1.84 pct to 15,294.10.
KOSPI Index down 0.94 at 1,329.96.Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.55 to 2,541.18.
U.S. Markets
On Wall Street,Stocks declined on weak U.S. retail sales.The Dow Jones industrial average lost 137.63, 1.71 percent, to 7,920.18.The Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 17.23, 2.01 percent, to 841.50. The Nasdaq composite index lost 27.59, 1.67 percent, to 1,625.72.
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