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Exchange Square in Hong Kong. Photo: Bloomberg

Hang Seng Index eyes biggest weekly gain in 5 months

Hong Kong stocks rose, with the city’s benchmark heading for its biggest weekly gain in nearly five months, taking cues from a global rally.

Hong Kong stocks rose, with the city’s benchmark heading for its biggest weekly gain in nearly five months, taking cues from a global rally

Hang Seng Index closes above 18,000 first time in 2 months after Fed cut

Hong Kong stocks rise, developers up on expected Fed move; Midea surges

Hong Kong stocks climb as weak China data boosts hopes for stimulus

Hong Kong stocks reverse earlier losses as weak China data spurs hope for more stimulus from Beijing.

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A woman stood outside Hong Kong’s stock exchange. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong stocks rise on speculation about China mortgage-rate cuts

Hong Kong stocks jump for a second day as mainland developers rally on speculation about mortgage-rate cuts.

Alibaba, WuXi lead Hong Kong stock rebound on inflows, Fed rate focus

Mainland investors were net buyers of HK$11.6 billion worth of Alibaba shares since it became an eligible component in the Stock Connect scheme this week.

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Hong Kong stocks dip to 1-month low amid slumping oil prices

Chinese oil producers Sinopec and CNOOC led the decline after prices fell more than 4 per cent overnight to an almost three-year low.

A bull sculpture sits outside Exchange Square in Hong Kong, home of the city’s bourse operator. Photo: Sun Yeung

Alibaba rally, China export surprise lift Hong Kong stocks

Hong Kong stocks edged up on an Alibaba rally and strong export data from China, while mainland developers tumbled.

Hong Kong stocks slide to 3-week low as Citigroup cuts target on weak outlook

Citigroup lowered its Hang Seng Index target by 3 per cent in a note on Monday, citing weak consumption and corporate earnings outlook.

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China’s stocks fall on growth jitters, Typhoon Yagi disrupts Hong Kong markets

Chinese stocks dropped after the nation’s central bank hinted at easing monetary policy, underscoring worries about growth. Also, expectations built for more consolidation in the brokerage industry

An investor at a brokerage in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong stocks cap longest decline streak in month; hopes for Fed cut abound

Hong Kong stocks fell for a fourth day in a row, the longest losing streak in a month, as investors weighed the prospect of an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month following a weak US jobs report

A man walks outside Hong Kong’s stock exchange. Photo: SCMP/Sun Yeung

Hong Kong stocks hit 2-week low amid US market turmoil

Traders shifted to a risk-off mode amid weak US manufacturing data and a surge in the Japanese yen.

Hong Kong stocks trade near 2-week low as poor earnings dent sentiment

‘Economic data is still weak for now so there’s no foundation for a reversal of the trend on the market,’ analyst says.

Hong Kong stocks drop on weak China manufacturing, corporate results

New World Development, state-owned banks lead plunge as market slips after best monthly performance since April.

An employee produces electronic components at a factory in Nantong, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on August 6, 2024. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong stocks gain as Meituan, Mengniu overcome losses in EV makers

The market came alive in late trading as investors bought Meituan on better-than-expected earnings. The city’s benchmark index closed with a gain after an earlier sell-off in Chinese EV makers.

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Stock indices and prices on screens outside the Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

HKEX hires veteran banker to bring overseas IPOs to Hong Kong

Chui, who has more than two decades of experience in equity capital markets at various global banks, joins the HKEX as managing director and head of global issuer services.

China’s ‘broker butcher’ puts on charm to boost confidence, stocks

The CSRC’s boss wants state-run funds and private asset managers to show more buying power, deliver higher returns to shore up market confidence.

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Hong Kong stocks end third straight week on a high

Hang Seng Index closed lower after a pullback on Wall Street and disappointing earnings by Chinese blue chips, but ended the week 1 per cent higher.

Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday on losses in mainland Chinese tech giants. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong stocks rise on upbeat Xiaomi, AIA earnings; JD.com leads tech rebound

The Hang Seng Index has added 1.2 per cent since last Friday, putting it on track for a third consecutive week of gains.

JD.com sinks 8.7% in Hong Kong as Walmart dumps shares in blow to tech stocks

A slump in Chinese tech stocks erased all of this week’s advance in the Hang Seng Index. JD.com led losses, after Walmart dumped its stake in JD.com’s US-listed shares for US$3.6 billion.

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Alibaba, Tencent weigh on Hong Kong stocks amid lack of catalysts

With China leaving its benchmark lending rates untouched as expected, investors patiently await developments on the Federal Reserve front.

Hong Kong stocks fell on Tuesday as investors booked profit amid a lack of catalysts. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech giants boost Hong Kong stocks as investors eye Fed’s Jackson Hole meet

The benchmark Hang Seng Index maintains positive momentum as traders brace earnings season in Hong Kong and Fed’s rate move.

Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday led by Baidu, Xiaomi and JD Health. Photo: Bloomberg

ASMPT, J&T to benefit from latest review of Hang Seng indices as SenseTime exits

The city’s stock index compiler made no changes to the Hang Seng Index, while adding chip equipment maker ASMPT to its tech gauge at the expense of Ping An Healthcare

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World’s biggest hedge fund cuts China stocks amid US, Japan rally

The US hedge fund’s holdings of Chinese stocks listed in the US have declined by 80 per cent in value since September 2022, according to filings

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Hong Kong stocks rise for second week on earnings, PBOC support pledge

China’s central bank will prepare more ‘incremental policy measures’ to make sure the economy hits its growth target, its governor said.

Exchange Square in Central, Hong Kong, home of the city’s bourse operator, pictured on July 26, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong stocks drop for second day amid soft economic data

‘We do not see concrete signs of economic recovery yet,” a Bank of East Asia strategist says, adding that the market is likely to stay volatile and stuck in a narrow trading range in the short term.

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Pedestrians stroll in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai on August 7, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Wise investors avoid ‘emotional circles’ in erratic markets: Endowus CEO

Choosing stocks without a long-term plan leaves investors ‘at the whims of the market, of that company, or of that CEO’, says Gregory Van.

Hong Kong stocks slip from 2-week high amid weak China data

Worries about deflation in China heightened following sluggish credit growth in July, with traders anticipating lacklustre data on retail sales and industrial production on Thursday.

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Hang Seng Index
Established in 1969, the Hang Seng Index is the benchmark stock market index, monitoring changes in 48 constituent blue chip stocks. It is maintained by Hang Seng Indexes Company, a unit of Hang Seng Bank, which is controlled by HSBC Group.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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