Hong Kong Informer

HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 9:11pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years. Average new home prices rose 4.9 [...]

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Hong Kong shares may start stronger, US data could support HONG KONG May 14 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares were set to open higher on Tuesday after suffering its worst one-day loss in a month, with strong U.S. retail sales data likely to provide some respite. Sun Art Retail and Sunshine Oilsands are among … [...]

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Hong Kong shares to open up 0.6 pct, consumer-linked shares up HONG KONG May 14 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares are set to start higher on Tuesday, with Chinese consumer-related counters China Resources Enterprise and Want Want China each up more than 2 percent and among top boosts to the Hang Seng Index. Full News [...]

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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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Hong Kong shares finished 0.50 per cent higher after record-setting gains on Wall Street following bullish comments from a prominent hedge fund manager.The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 113.96 points to end at 23,044.24 on turnover of HK$ 54.87 billion ($ 7.14 billion).US stocks surged to new all-time closing highs Tuesday on renewed optimism after [...]

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HONG KONG | Tue May 14, 2013 9:03pm EDT HONG KONG May 15 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares could start steady on Wednesday, with the Macau casino sector in focus after Galaxy Entertainment posted a record first quarter adjusted EBITDA of HK$ 2.8 billion. Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings and Parkson Retail Group are among [...]

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Hong Kong shares have closed 0.26 per cent lower as uncertainty lingered over China's sluggish economic recovery.The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Tuesday lost 59.53 points to end on 22,930.28 on turnover of HK$ 54.14 billion ($ A7.04 billion).On Monday the Chinese government said industrial output rose 9.3 per cent year-on-year in April, accelerating from [...]

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Hong Kong shares may start higher on Wall Street record HONG KONG | Mon May 6, 2013 8:57pm EDT. HONG KONG May 7 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares may start higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's strength on solid earnings and a brighter economic outlook. On Monday, the Hang Seng Index rose 1 … Full [...]

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Hong Kong, China shares choppy ahead of China data flurry HONG KONG, May 7 (Reuters) – Hong Kong and China shares lingered at multi-week highs in choppy trade on Tuesday as investors rotated out of recent outperformers ahead of April China data that could offer fresh clues on the recovery in the world's … Full [...]

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Hong Kong shares may weaken; soft US, China data weigh HONG KONG | Wed May 1, 2013 9:12pm EDT. HONG KONG May 2 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares could return from a mid-week Labour Day holiday weaker on Thursday, after soft China manufacturing data and a disappointing jobs report in the United States … Full [...]

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Cnooc Ltd. (883) , China's biggest offshore oil company, slid 1.1 percent, leading a measure of energy companies lower. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.4 percent to 23,163.22 as of 1:33 p.m. in Hong Kong. Four stocks declined for each that gained on the 50-member gauge, in trading volume 2.9 percent greater than the 30-day [...]

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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, China shares linger at multi-week highs ahead of April data HONG KONG, May 7 (Reuters) – Hong Kong and China shares lingered at multi-week highs in choppy trade on Tuesday as investors brace for a slew of April Chinese data that could offer clues on the recovery in the world's second-largest economy. But [...]

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SHARES ended 0.10 per cent higher yesterday after an expected European Central Bank interest rate cut and a positive US jobless claims report. The Hang Seng Index added 21.66 points to 22,689.96 on turnover of HK$ 56.23 billion.On the index, New World Development rose 3.3 per cent while, Lenovo underperformed for a second straight day, [...]

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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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