The Hang Seng Index (abbreviated: HSI, Chinese: 恒生指數) is a freefloat-adjusted market capitalization-weighted stock market index in Hong Kong. It is used to record and monitor daily changes of the largest companies of the Hong Kong stock market and is the main indicator of the overall market performance in Hong Kong. These 45 companies represent about 67% of capitalization of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Read More
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By Reuters
London luxury jeweler Graff Diamonds has seen "tremendous interest" for its Hong Kong IPO of up to $1 billion, which is entering its final stretch in the shadow of a global stock market rout. (11:42 am)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, DEUTSCHE BANK, MORGAN STANLEY, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FACEBOOK, GDP
By Reuters
Hong Kong shares rose 0.3 percent in lackluster Friday trade, but slumped to a third-straight weekly loss that pared 2012 gains to 1.5 percent, with the European debt crisis and slowing Chinese economy unnerving investors. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, HSBC, GDP, INVESTMENT
By IBTimes AU
U.S. stocks finished mostly higher after late afternoon comments from the Italian premier boosted confidence that Greece would stay in the euro zone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 34 points, or 0.3%, at 12530, after bouncing back from a 0.6% slide. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, FTSE, JAPAN, GOLD, COPPER, CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, BARCLAYS, BNP PARIBAS, DEUTSCHE BANK
By Reuters
Hong Kong shares closed at their lowest level in nearly five months after tepid results of a private survey on Chinese industry did little to tempt nervous investors back into the market. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, DEUTSCHE BANK, HSBC, COURT
By IBTimes AU
U.S. stocks reversed steep losses to finish the day roughly flat, though European stocks and the euro tumbled to 2012 lows amid growing chatter about a potential Greek exit from the euro zone (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, FTSE, GOLDMAN SACHS, JAPAN, GOLD, COPPER, CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, MICROSOFT, BNP PARIBAS
By IBTimes AU
U.S. stocks erased gains from a day spent mostly in positive territory to close flat Tuesday, as worries resurfaced in late trading about potential European instability. (May 22)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, FTSE, JAPAN, GOLD, COPPER, CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, CITIGROUP, BANK OF AMERICA, BNP PARIBAS
By IBTimes AU
The Nasdaq Composite index rose the most since December as hopes of political progress in Greece and talk of government efforts to buoy China's economy trumped a steep decline in Facebook's newly public stock. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, FTSE, JAPAN, GOLD, COPPER, CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, CITIGROUP, BANK OF AMERICA, BNP PARIBAS
By IBTimes AU
Blue chips extended a streak of declines the likes of which haven't been seen in almost 40 years, amid continued euro-zone concerns and Facebook's lackluster debut. The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its 12th loss in 13 sessions, the worst 13-session performance since October 1974. (May 20)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, FTSE, JAPAN, GOLD, COPPER, CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, FEDERAL RESERVE, BARCLAYS, BNP PARIBAS
By IBTimes
Asian markets fell this week as they succumbed to the pressures of the euro zone debt crisis and the economic data about the U.S. missing estimates. The Chinese Shanghai Index dropped 2.1 percent and the Japanese Nikkei fell 3.8 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index plunged 5. (May 19)
MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, GDP, JAPAN, ELECTIONS, INDIA, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
By Reuters UK
High-end jeweller Graff Diamonds is forging ahead with an initial public offering to raise up to $1 billion (632 million pounds), setting a price range on Friday for its Hong Kong flotation despite a sell-off in equity markets. (May 18)
MORE TOPICS: DEUTSCHE BANK, GOLDMAN SACHS, MORGAN STANLEY, DIAMONDS, CREDIT SUISSE, LONDON
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