China shares edge weaker in thin holiday trade

Metal shares fell in China with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.08% at 31076.92, while Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index traded 0.28% lower at 21574.76. As well, the yuan was up against the dollar after the People's Bank of China set a stronger ... ( read original story ...)

Domestic markets end bearish; Nifty at 7-month low

Top losers in the Sensex-30 pack: Cipla (down 2.6 per cent), Axis Bank (down 2.2 per cent), ICICI Bank (down ... While Japanese financial markets were closed today for a public holiday, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.28 per cent and Shanghai Composite ... ( read original story ...)

Weak global markets pull JSE down

The Hang ... Seng closed 0.28% down and the Shanghai composite was nearly a percent off. Tokyo did not trade‚ because of a public holiday. In Europe‚ the FTSE 100 was 0.32% stronger‚ outpacing marginal increases in the DAX 30 and the CAC 40. Deutsche ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s SFC Warns Against William Paulstern

Hong Kong’s financial regulator helps keep investors informed by drawing attention to suspicious operations and unregulated entities that market participants should abstain from doing business with. The Alert List contains entities which have come to the ... ( read original story ...)

Hang Seng Posts Fresh 4-Month Low, Mainland Concerns Persist

The Bank of Japan decision to hold policy unchanged helped support the Nikkei index, but there was little positive impact on the Hong Kong market, especially as the dollar strengthened. The Hang Seng index opened higher, but there was no evidence of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong to retain IPO crown — for now

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is poised to become the world's largest initial public offering hub for the second consecutive year in 2016. But the absence of heavyweight candidates and high valuations offered in China's domestic A-share markets might strip the ... ( read original story ...)