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Stocks Fall in Asia, Europe, US

   VOA News 25 May 2010
   A  man watches an electronic stock indicator while others walk away in
   Tokyo, 25 May 2010

Photo: AP

   A  man watches an electronic stock indicator while others walk away in
   Tokyo, 25 May 2010

   U.S.  stock  market indexes dropped sharply in Tuesday's early trading
   as investors worried about rising tensions on the Korean peninsula and
   Europe's debt crisis.
   The  Dow  Jones  Industrial Average fell 2.1 percent, the S&P 500 lost
   almost 2.4 percent, and the NASDAQ fell nearly 2.7 percent.
   European  stock  markets  were  sharply  lower  in afternoon trading.Â
   London's  Financial Times 100 index dropped 2.8 percent, the CAC-40 in
   Paris plunged 3.6 percent, and the DAX in Frankfurt fell 2.9 percent.
   Earlier  in  Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei index lost 3.1 percent (299 points),
   to  close  at  9,460.  Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped nearly 3.5
   percent (682 points), to end at 18,986.
   The price of gold rose just over $3 to trade at $1,194.70 an ounce. Â
   The dollar was higher against the yen and the euro.

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