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Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... security -- on July 1 and Trump' sanction reaction. Both China's Shanghai composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index have registered daily gains since then - sending China's benchmark index up by 11.7% this year to date (compared ...

Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... been straightforward and fait accompli had it not been for the adverse reaction in the financial markets - the Hang Seng index slumped by 5.6% on the day of the pronouncement and the Hong Kong dollar slipped by 1.5% versus the greenback. Not if the US ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Pacific index (ex-Japan) dropped by 1.0%, the Nikkei-225 fell by 0.8%, the Shanghai composite gave up 1.5% and the Hang Seng index plunged by 2.0% -- in contagion fears. According to The Guardian: "China confirmed 291 cases of infected patients in an ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... unconditionally freed. Months of disruptions to everyday life and businesses in Hong Kong are taking their toll on the Hang Seng index, compounding the US-China trade war the territory appeared to have overcome since it started in early 2018. After rising ...

Market set to fall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... straight session with investors returning after China moved this month to avert a mainland meltdown. The benchmark Hang Seng Index eased 253.81 points to finish Wednesday at 25,282.62 on turnover of HK$81.73 billion ($A14.22 billion). Shanghai gained ...

From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... it showed with most Asian markets suffering large losses on the same day, punctuated by the 5.8% slump in the Hang Seng Index, the 3.1% drop in the Nikkei and the 2% fall in the ASX 200 index. The "fear" of contagion springs from the extrapolation that ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... reading on Chinese manufacturing activity raised hopes for further stimulus measures by Beijing. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 61.33 points to close at 27,523.72. Shanghai advanced 1.87 per cent, which came after HSBC's preliminary reading on its ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... crisis - that started about the same time as the 1 July 1997 handover - muddied investor sentiment at the time. The Hang Seng index reached what was then its record high of 16,647.54 points on 8 August 1997 - a month and a bit after the official handover ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... news that China's central bank had cut the amount of cash lenders must keep in reserve. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index on Thursday added 85.73 points to 24,765.49 on turnover of $HK100.17 billion ($A16.62 billion). In mainland China, the benchmark ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... a rally in oil prices and hopes for fresh economy-boosting measures by China's leaders. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index added 70.04 points to 24,554.78 on turnover of $HK80.31 billion ($A13.27 billion). US investors provided a strong lead, thanks ...
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