Hang Seng Index

Hong Kong property shares fall on fresh housing curbs

25 Feb 2013

Shares of Hong Kong property companies like Cheung Kong Holdings and Sun Hung Kai Properties fell to their lowest in nearly two months on Monday with realtors taking the bigger hit after the city’...

Hang Seng starts Year of the Snake on a high note

15 Feb 2013

Investors returned from the Lunar New Year holiday to a buoyant day of trading on the Hong Kong stock market yesterday, with the Hang Seng Index adding 198.09 points, or 0.85 per cent, to close at...

Hong Kong stocks set for bullish start to the Year of the Snake

14 Feb 2013

Hong Kong stocks could open the Year of the Snake on a bullish note as Asian markets rose after US corporate earnings sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a five-year high.

It's snakes and ladders on CLSA's Fung Shui Index

7 Feb 2013

The Hang Seng was likely to continue climbing to an intrayear high in August on the back of a strong performance in the resources sector, the broker said. Afterwards, it would slump and fluctuate...

HSI adds Lenovo, dumps Chalco

7 Feb 2013

Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index will no longer include the loss-making state-owned enterprise Aluminum Corp of China, also known as Chalco, but will add computer manufacturer Lenovo, Hang...

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More share placements may put pressure on Hong Kong market

Yesterday's slump might not be the last correction for Hong Kong stocks as more large and medium-sized placements could drag down the market further, say experts.

Beware of mixed economic signals

Investors should heed conflicting economic signals. If they had predicted last week where the next negative sign was coming from, many would have said Europe, which is unlikely to emerge from its...

Hang Seng soars as mainland rally excites investors

Investors were also excited by the onshore market, which rallied for a third day after a mainland official said Taiwanese institutional investors might have an extra 100 billion yuan (HK$123...

MARKETS

Profit-taking likely as Hang Seng Index hits 21-month high

The risk of a short-term correction may be rising for the Hang Seng Index after it hit a 21-month high yesterday, as investors look to book short-term profits.

China shares fall in sharp reversal, Hang Seng slips

The Hang Seng slipped for a second-straight day on Thursday, with Apple’s suppliers hit after the tech giant reported underwhelming quarterly revenue.

MARKETS

Mainland economic growth data fuels surge in Hong Kong stocks

The Hang Seng Index yesterday rose to its highest level since June 2011 after the mainland's economic growth beat expectations, raising prospects for the world's second-biggest economy.