Hang Seng 40

7 Aug 2012

The Hang Seng Index may settle above the 20,000-point level in the coming weeks after Friday's US jobs data sent stock markets soaring across Asia yesterday.

Hang Seng eyes new index to track smaller ripples

16 Mar 2012

Hang Seng Indexes will launch an alternative version of its benchmark index in the middle of the year to reflect more closely how smaller players are affecting the stock market.

E.U. loan rush hits Asian stocks

23 Dec 2011

Asian stocks fell across the board yesterday after the European Central Bank lent more money than expected to euro-zone banks, shattering the optimistic view that the region's debt crisis might...

Hang Seng index down 4.38pc on recession fears

4 Oct 2011

The Hang Seng Index hit a two-and-a-half-year low yesterday amid fears of global recession, with short selling of Hong Kong stocks now the highest in terms of turnover since 1998.

If you're brave enough to buy stocks, history is on your side

23 Sep 2011

It's 'risk off' time again in the financial markets.

As traders and investors bail out of anything seen as remotely risky and head for the perceived safety of US Treasury bonds,...

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Index to track foreign firms' performance

New Hang Seng indices will be launched next Monday to track foreign companies' performance and to measure Hong Kong and mainland companies' corporate sustainability.

Division grows over stock market's need for speed

The Hong Kong stock market's benchmark Hang Seng Index is now updated every 15 seconds and its compiler is studying even faster updates to catch up with other stock markets around the world. But...

Liquidity cycle promises a bumpier ride for 2011

As Asia's investment analysts are struggling amid uncertain conditions to come up with their forecasts for the coming year, many are looking to the past in the hope that history can provide a...

System 'resilient' despite trading disruption

Hang Seng Indexes, which manages the Hang Seng group of indices, said the technical glitch in its system which disrupted trading late last month was caused by an unusual sequence of events.

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Stock market gains of the past year cannot be repeated

It has been a remarkable year for equity investors. Over the past 12 months, Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index has more than doubled in value.

Stock turnover thins in edgy market

The Hang Seng Index may have hit a one-year high on Friday, but investors seem to have lost their appetite for stocks as trading turnover levels have tumbled to a five-month low amid surging...