Hong Kong Informer

Hong Kong shares set for third straight weekly gain HONG KONG | Thu May 9, 2013 9:14pm EDT. HONG KONG May 10 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares may start steady on Friday as benchmark indexes head for a third straight weekly gain ahead of more China data, with April loan growth and money supply due [...]

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SHARES ended 0.86 per cent higher yesterday following a record close on Wall Street and as China released better-than-expected trade data for April. The Hang Seng Index added 197.26 points to end at 23,244.35 on a turnover of HK$ 65.08 billion. HSBC rose 1.7 per cent to HK$ 87.70 after reporting that its first quarter [...]

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Hong Kong shares set for 1st monthly gain in three, but H-shares lag HONG KONG, April 30 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares are headed for a first monthly gain in three with a higher start expected Tuesday, buoyed by rises on Wall Street and hope for European Central Bank easing after a new government was [...]

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stocks rose to a one-week high as speculation of Chinese government support measures offset concerns about slowing growth in the nation's … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — The Hong Kong market got a lift early Wednesday after stocks on Wall Street posted solid gains overnight, with Bank of China Ltd. rising after its 2012 earnings beat estimates. The Hang Seng … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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* HSI -0.1 pct, H-shares -0.3 pct, CSI300 +0.2 pct * China flash PMI briefly lifts markets in early trade * A-share premium over H-shares at 6-mth high * Tencent hit by downgrades despite in-line earnings By Clement Tan HONG KONG, March 21 … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – [...]

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Wed Mar 6, 2013 4:29am EST * HSI +1 pct, H-shares +1.7 pct, CSI300 +1 pct * China Telecom, Unicom up on reported 4G rollout in 2013 * Chinese banks up on news loan-to-deposit ratio under review * … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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REFILE-China shares gain ahead of Lunar New Year, Hong Kong has down week Feb 8 (Reuters) – China shares rebounded to near multi-month highs, which helped Hong Kong have a slim gain on Friday but couldn't stop it from having its worst week since November before the Lunar New Year break. Lifting China were auto [...]

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Hong Kong shares close flat, but eke out weekly gain HONG KONG Feb 1 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares eked out a gain for the week after an afternoon surge in the mainland Chinese market helped pare Friday losses rooted in how an official survey of manufacturing activity in China lagged expectations. Full News here [...]

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BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets were slightly higher Wednesday as investors anticipated the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to a policy of keeping its key interest rate near zero until a firm recovery in the world’s No. 1 economy takes hold. A two-day policy meeting of the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee wraps [...]

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PARIS (AP) — Europe’s stock markets were broadly higher Thursday amid signs the continent’s services and manufacturing slump was easing. Shares creeped higher as investors welcomed surveys showing a smaller-than-forecast contraction in both manufacturing and services in the 17-country eurozone this month. That came after overnight data showing a pickup in China’s factory production as [...]

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Asia markets trade mostly higher, but Japanese shares head lower as the yen rises amid disappointment over the timing of the Bank of Japan's latest plan to end … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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BANGKOK (AP) — Expectations that the Federal Reserve will announce a new stimulus plan to help bring life to a lethargic U.S. economy boosted stock markets in Asia, where investors brushed off North Korea’s latest test launch of a long-range rocket. But enthusiasm waned as trading began in Europe. The Fed is widely expected to [...]

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BANGKOK (AP) — Expectations that the Federal Reserve will announce a new stimulus plan to help bring life to a lethargic U.S. economy boosted Asian stock markets Wednesday. Investors brushed off North Korea’s latest test launch of a long-range rocket. The Fed is widely expected to announce a new bond-buying program known as quantitative easing [...]

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Hong Kong shares close up 0.5 pct, post 3rd straight monthly gain The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong rose 1.3 percent on Friday and 0.4 percent for the month of November. The CSI300 of the top Shanghai and Shenzhen listings closed up 1.1 percent on the day and 5.1 [...]

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