A gauge of the mainland-traded brokerages added 0.7 per cent on expectation the start of the new technology board will boost revenues from broking and investment bank businesses ... per cent gain this ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Warburg Pincus backed ESR shelves largest HK IPO this year
The company had been due to price its IPO on Thursday and begin trading in Hong Kong on June 20. The sources, who declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak on the matter, said the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Shares Mixed; Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index Plunges More Than 1.50 Percent
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index is at 27372.17 ... s view that the recent weak inflation readings are probably transitory. This likely means central bank policymakers won’t cut rates at next week’s ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets fall, led by Hang Seng’s slide
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.96% slid 1.5%. Stocks also fell in mainland China, with the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.11% down 0.6%. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -0.76% fell 0.8% and South Korea’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks recoup losses as developers shine
SHANGHAI, June 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares recovered most of their early losses and ended slightly lower on Thursday amid street protests, thanks to gains in real estate firms and mainland money ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Protests Lengthen List of Worries for Stock Traders
"The market worries that the social unrest in Hong Kong may lead to an outflow of funds," said Alvin Cheung, an associate director at Prudential Brokerage Ltd. "There’s a good chance the Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks tumble as city hit by protests
HSBC shed more than one percent, while Standard Chartered, Hang Seng Bank and Bank of China Hong Kong were also sharply lower. Load Error Among other firms, market heavyweight Tencent sank more than ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters gather in Hong Kong as government shuts offices
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index has taken a hit, closing 1.73% lower on Wednesday after slumping as much as 2% in the afternoon session. It continued its slide Thursday, trading down more than 0.8%. ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Asia mixed with Hong Kong shares falling after protests
Shares in Asia Pacific were mixed on Thursday following an overnight decline on Wall Street. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.64%, as of its final hour of trading. The benchmark index had closed ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares fall on jitters over Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gave up 0.8% to 27,103.02 ... Wall Street suffered its second straight loss on Wednesday as bank and technology companies slid. Investors were worried that a trade dispute ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC earmarks US$880m for Hong Kong tech start-ups
HSBC Commercial Banking is launching the GBA+ technology fund, which will provide US$880 million of debt financing to high-growth, early stage companies, with a central focus on those in the Guangdong ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong : Notice of BOCHK branch services
To access BOCHK's banking services, customers are advised to visit other branches in the nearby district or use Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Phone Banking or ATMs. For enquiry, please call ... ( read original story ...)
Uneasy calm in Hong Kong after day of violence over extradition bill
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities were shutting government ... overlooked by the towers of some of Asia’s biggest firms and hotel chains, including HSBC and AIA. Ken Lam, a protestor in his ... ( read original story ...)
Thursday morning quiet in Hong Kong as cleanup from 3 days of protest begins
Our priorities are the safety of our employees and supporting our customers," said HSBC, whose ground-level public space at its headquarters has previously been a focal point for protests. Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)