Asian shares were mixed Thursday in thin holiday trading, with most markets in the region and elsewhere closed for Christmas.In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 edged 0.1 per cent higher to 50,407.79. It has gained nearly 30 per cent this year.The dollar slipped to 155.85 Japanese yen from 155.94 yen. The euro climbed to US$1.1786 from US$1.1780.Markets in mainland China advanced, with the Shanghai Composite index up 0.5 per cent at 3,959.62. Hong Kong’s exchange was closed.Investors were encouraged by a statement by ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1% as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern. The S&P 500 index was up less than 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.1%. Markets will close at 1 p.m. ET for Christmas Eve and are closed for Christmas. Markets will reopen for a full day of trading on Friday, however volumes are expected to be light this week with the holiday and most investors having closed out their positions for the year. Much of the focus remains on the state of the U.S. economy and where the Federal Reserve w ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed higher and reached more records Wednesday on a holiday-shortened trading day. The S&P 500 index rose 22.26 points, or 0.3%, to 6,932.05. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 288.75, or 0.6%, to close at 48,731.16, and the Nasdaq composite added 51.46, or 0.2%, to 23,613.31 Trading was extremely light as markets closed early for Christmas Eve and will be closed for Christmas Thursday. Roughly 1.8 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, which ...