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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Hong Kong shares ended lower on Wednesday, weighed by commodity and mainland-focused property shares, while shares of independent electrical-power producers gained on expections of a utility-rate increase. The Hang Seng Index finished 1.4% lower at 23,315.2, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index was off 1.8% at 12,866.5. The commerce...
The number of homes sold in Hong Kong fell to the lowest in more than two years in April as government curbs and rising mortgage rates fueled concern a two-year price surge may be ending. (read the news…) Related items Hong Kong Home Sales Fall to 2-Year Low on Curbs, Rates Concern Hong Kong...
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Hong Kong shares edged higher in choppy early trading Tuesday after expectations Beijing would announce more policy tightening over the holiday weekend failed to materialize. Property developers, meanwhile, gained on hopes that tight supply will keep prices supported in the near term. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.7% to 23,888.81,...
Ahead of Monday’s market holiday for Labor Day, the Hong Kong stock market has finished lower now in four straight trading days, shedding nearly 420 points or 1.8 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index finished just above the 23,720-point plateau, and now traders are bracing for further softness when the market opens...
Hong Kong’s first minimum wage came into effect Sunday amid rising public anger over sky-high rents and a growing income gap in the international financial hub. (read the news…) People who looked at this item also looked at… UBS’s top prime broking staff in Hong Kong quits – sources Hong Kong introduces minimum wage...
A Chinese mansion in Hong Kong that was defaced by its owner with an eye to knocking it down is instead opening its doors to the public for the first time, after a multimillion-dollar restoration. It is one of a handful of historic homes in this city that have been spared destruction. (read the...
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