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ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... driven by the correction in the mainland Chinese share market not so much the events in Greece," he says. "The Shanghai Composite Index has had its steepest three-week decline since 1992 and has now fallen nearly 30% since mid-June," he adds, and warns ...

Understanding the present Chinese market rout: Western Asset

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... bourses has led to systemic fears in China and global growth worries. From a 7.5-year peak in mid-June, the Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) has fallen 28% in a matter of weeks. On July 8, 2015 the SHCOMP lost 5.9% in what was dubbed "Black Wednesday," ...

Still in the woods

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... much as tomorrow"? That's the musical version of "is this a dead cat bounce?" Yes Virginia, I refer to the Shanghai Composite Index which tumbled 5.9% one-day and high jumped 5.8% the next. OlA(C)! OlA(C)! OlA(C)! Though this is to be expected considering ...

From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... "panic", the "mayhem", the "meltdown", the "crash", the "chaos" in its stock markets. Sure looks like it, with the Shanghai Composite Index clocking another 5.9% loss yesterday. Now there's fear about the word that had been long associated with Grexit ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... there. Absent Greece, you, I and Irene would be peeing our pants with headlines announcing the 28% plunge in the Shanghai Composite Index from its near eight-year high of 5,166.35 points hit on 12 June in less than a month. Of course, that other fact ...

China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... the Chinese bourses; the China Shenzhen A Share index has increased more than 120% so far this year while the Shanghai Composite is up 60%. Commentators are reporting that the Chinese markets are now the leading performers in the world, in turn attracting ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... or is this a China bull? China bull. China's stock market is in a bubble. According to Bloomberg News, "The Shanghai Composite's median price-to-earnings ratio, which is less influenced by the nation's biggest banks than a market-capitalization weighted ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... such a scenario would not be "a walk in the park" for the single-currency area. Analysts also noted that the Shanghai Composite Index fell 6.5 per cent on worries about tighter margin requirements in Chinese markets. Broadcom lost 1.6 per cent following ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... Thursday initially denied the reports on its official microblog, but later removed the statement. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 2.77 per cent, or 117.06 points, to 4,112.21 on turnover of 540.2 billion yuan ($A110.85 billion). The Shenzhen ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... as the upcoming new issues raised the prospect of funds being diverted from existing equities. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index plunged 4.06 per cent, or 181.75 points, to end at 4,298.71. "Today and tomorrow will be the peak for the latest round ...