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Hong Kong futures slide after Beijing unveils plan for local government debt

In the regular session, the Hang Seng Index declined 1.1 per cent, but things went south after the close.

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Trump’s return is not all bad news for Chinese stock investors: analysts

7 Nov 2024 - 5:38PMvideocam

Hong Kong stocks erase drop on bets Beijing to boost and front-load stimulus

7 Nov 2024 - 5:59PMvideocam

Hong Kong stocks slump as traders pare risky bets before US election results

Trump was three votes away from taking back the White House at press time; traders assess potential fallouts on global trade, financial markets.

6 Nov 2024 - 5:23PMvideocam

Pedestrians walk past an electronic screen displaying the Hang Seng Index on the US presidential election day in Central. Photo: AP

Hong Kong stocks rise for third day as Nongfu, SMIC surge on bullish China data

Latest reports showed China’s services sector and manufacturing activity expanded in October after Beijing’s stimulus blitz.

5 Nov 2024 - 5:11PMvideocam

BYD, Xpeng lift Hong Kong stocks on record sales as traders await fresh stimulus

China’s top legislative body could deliver a much-awaited fiscal stimulus this week, while the Fed is seen extending its monetary easing.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:03PMvideocam

China’s stocks see ever-slimmer profits as economic slump hits hard

The profits of 5,000 companies on the mainland’s three exchanges dropped 3.7 per cent in the three months that ended in September, China Merchants Securities said.

1 Nov 2024 - 8:01PM

Pedestrians in the rain at Taikoo Li Sanlitun in Beijing on July 30, 2024. Photo: AP

Hong Kong stocks rise as China property sales return to growth

Home sales by China’s 22 key property developers jumped 66 per cent from a month earlier in October.

1 Nov 2024 - 4:27PM

Hong Kong stocks notch up monthly loss as BYD slumps

Investors shrug off China manufacturing report, look to possible stimulus from legislative meeting and outcome of US election next week.

31 Oct 2024 - 5:11PM

Hong Kong stocks fall on mixed earnings and prospect of China fiscal stimulus

Investors gear up for National People’s Congress Standing Committee meeting next week.

30 Oct 2024 - 4:25PM

Pedestrians cross the street in Central. Photo: Dickson Lee

China’s NPC meeting key to galvanise US$4 trillion market rally

Investors expect China’s legislators to inject stimulus to propel a rally that has already added trillions to markets on the mainland and Hong Kong.

30 Oct 2024 - 7:43AM

The standing committee of the National People’s Congress will convene in Beijing from November 4 to 8. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong stocks cap longest winning streak in 4 weeks; HSBC rallies

HSBC rose to six-year high after quarterly profit beat analysts’ estimates, helping lift Hang Seng Index in longest winning streak in four weeks.

29 Oct 2024 - 4:36PM

Hong Kong stocks rise slightly amid China stimulus outlook, weak industrial profits

Goldman Sachs analyst: ‘We expect more fiscal easing and believe it holds the key for the effectiveness of the ongoing stimulus package’.

28 Oct 2024 - 4:39PM

Goldman Sachs’ 35 meetings show China stocks back on radar after fund purge

What has happened is that Beijing has activated the ‘policy put’, or whatever it takes to rescue the market, Goldman says.

28 Oct 2024 - 1:23PMvideocam

Kinger Lau, chief China equity strategist in Hong Kong at Goldman Sachs. Photo: Dickson Lee

Star Chinese fund manager bets on Alibaba, liquor stocks

Zhang Kun of E Fund Management sees high returns, dividends in technology and consumer stocks.

25 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM

People visit the booth of Alibaba.com during the 136th China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, on October 15, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong stocks rise to pare weekly loss as China growth prospects brighten

‘We believe China homebuyers’ confidence in the property market has improved markedly,’ analyst says.

25 Oct 2024 - 4:26PM

Hong Kong, mainland China stocks fall as Fed rate-cut expectations dip

Market sentiment ‘turned weak as some investors decided to lock up gains over the past two days’, analyst says.

24 Oct 2024 - 4:41PM

2 trillion yuan fund could offer China’s stock market ‘instant’ lift: think tank

Institute of Finance and Banking under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the fund would enhance the stability of the capital market and promote steady growth.

23 Oct 2024 - 4:10PMvideocam

People cross the street near a large screen showing the latest economy and stock exchange data in Shanghai. Photo: EPA-EFE

What Goldman, JPMorgan say about China’s US$4.5 trillion stock rally

Chinese stocks go from unloved during the pandemic to ‘attractive’ and ‘compelling’ after Beijing’s surprise stimulus bazooka.

23 Oct 2024 - 11:42AMvideocam

Hong Kong stocks ride 2-day wave on earnings optimism, fund proposal

China Unicom, Xinyi Solar and HKEX lead gainers as an analyst calls the rebound ‘sustainable’.

23 Oct 2024 - 4:35PM

Hong Kong stocks rise while investors anticipate fiscal stimulus measures

Li Auto and Geely gain on stronger-than-expected EV sales, while Ping An Insurance drops after quarterly results missed estimates.

22 Oct 2024 - 4:25PM

People enjoy a sunny day in Exchange Square, home of the city’s bourse operator, on February 15, 2024. Photo: Sun Yeung

Sinopec leads 23 firms in China’s US$1.55 billion stock buy-back rush

Firms waste no time answering Beijing’s call to use a relending facility designed to bolster the stock market.

21 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM

A Chinese Communist Party badge is seen pinned to a worker’s uniform at a Sinopec facility near Beijing in 2018. Photo: AP

Hong Kong stocks extend weekly loss as investors eye stimulus, earnings

The Hang Seng Index fell 1.6 per cent to 20,478.46 at the close, adding to a 2.1 per cent decline over the past week.

21 Oct 2024 - 4:25PM

China’s US$42 billion relending scheme boosts stock market

Twenty-one banks to extend loans for stock buy-backs and stake hikes as the part of the 300 billion yuan scheme unveiled late last month.

18 Oct 2024 - 4:40PM

Hong Kong stocks halt 4-day loss as weak GDP data fuels hope of more stimulus

Investors anticipate increased government spending and bond issuances to achieve the 5 per cent growth target.

18 Oct 2024 - 4:32PM

Hong Kong stocks reacted sharply to China’s third-quarter economic data, putting the benchmark Hang Seng Index on track for a second weekly decline. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong stocks fall on lack of support for China’s property sector

The Hang Seng Index has erased about a third of the more than 30 per cent gains made since mid-September.

17 Oct 2024 - 5:01PMvideocam

The Hang Seng Index closed lower after rising as much as 2.5 per cent in early trading. Photo: Edmond So

China’s divisive stimulus debate sparks high-profile social media post deletions

Contentious posts by prominent players on the popular Weibo microblog platform call into question the nature of bearish vs bullish bets on China’s economy.

18 Oct 2024 - 9:24AMvideocam

Hong Kong stock losses extend to 3 days as investors await stimulus details

Chinese developers surge in advance of housing ministry briefing, while Hong Kong property stocks rise on policy to raise borrowing limit.

16 Oct 2024 - 4:44PM

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A-shares

A-share focus is for readers wanting to know more about mainland Chinese investment markets, and especially the A-share market in Shanghai, which has become accessible to international investors since the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock connect scheme in late 2014.

last updated:

9 September, 2024