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Hong Kong market opens stronger, led by financials (INO News)

March 11, 2009 | TELECOM

(RTTNews) – The stock market in Hong Kong opened strongly with gains in excess of 4% on Wednesday morning, taking positive cues from the U.S market, where all the major indices rallied strongly as investors picked up stocks on bargain hunting at lower levels. (more…) Related items Hong Kong market slips on profit taking, weak U.S cues...
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HK shares fall 2.5 pct led by banks, property (The Forex Market)

February 2, 2009 | NEWS

HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares extended losses to drop 2.5 percent in a late morning sell-off on Monday, led by financials and property counters as negative economic data from both regional markets and the United States spooked investors. (read the story…) Related items (AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-03 05:35 Hong Kong shares rise 1.4...
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Asian Shares End Higher; Banks, Japan Real Estate Cos Up (INO News)

January 23, 2009 | REAL ESTATE

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asian stocks ended higher Thursday, with financials trading on a firmer note, while real-estate developers were standouts in Tokyo after the Bank of Japan released details of its plan to inject liquidity into the economy. (read the news…) Related items Hong Kong Property Stocks Gain on Recovery Signs; Banks Decline (Bloomberg) Hong Kong’s Bank Stocks Drop;...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-16 03:43 Hong Kong shares firmer in erratic trade; HSBC continues slide (Interactive Investor)

January 17, 2009 | FINANCE

HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) – Share prices were firmer mid-morning in erratic trade, as gains in China financials and select other stocks helped offset continued slide in HSBC after the banking giant suffered another broker downgrade. (read the rest of the story…) Related items (AFX UK Focus) 2009-03-02 02:14 HK shares open down 2.3 pct; Hang Seng bank...
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Asian stock markets rise modestly in thin trade (GMA News)

December 29, 2008 | BUSINESS

HONG KONG – Asian stock markets rose modestly in thin trade Monday as shares in commodities producers and Japanese financials gained ground. (read on…) Related items Hong Kong’s Bank Stocks Drop; Developers Rise on Rate Outlook (Bloomberg) China’s Rally Doomed by PetroChina’s Hong Kong Gap (Update2) (Bloomberg) Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advances on Wall Street gains (Nasdaq) HK shares open...
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HK Hot Stocks – Financials, properties up, CNOOC down (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

December 6, 2008 | FINANCE

HONG KONG, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The benchmark Hang Seng Index had risen 2.32 percent to 13,822.76 at 0221 GMT on Friday, with investors shopping for bargains among finance and property stocks. (read the rest of the story…) Related items HK shares open higher, property in focus (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News) HK Hot Stocks – China...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-03 05:35 Hong Kong shares rise 1.4 pct, led by financials (Interactive Investor)

December 3, 2008 | NEWS

HONG KONG, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares rose 1.4 percent on Wednesday, with financials leading the charge after their U.S. peers gained overnight, but property stocks fell after the city’s big lenders raised mortgage rates. Banks stocks rebounded from recent losses, with global lender HSBC, which lost 6.4 percent on Tuesday, gaining...
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Hong Kong stocks rise after US gains but outlook remains gloomy (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

December 3, 2008 | NEWS

HONG KONG – Hong Kong stocks rose modestly Wednesday after Wall Street’s overnight gain as telecoms and financials offset weakness among property developers. (read the story…) Related items Asian stock markets open 2009 modestly higher in light trade; Hong Kong index up 2.3 pct (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-03 05:35 Hong Kong shares rise 1.4...
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