24 May 2013

The deteriorating outlook on the mainland sent Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average slumping 7.3 per cent, registering the deepest loss since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The Hang Seng Index...

3:47AM
21 May 2013

For 10 years, a yawning chasm has existed between the performance of the mainland's stock market and that of its economy, says a veteran China expert, who likens the market to a casino - with all...

5:09AM
28 Mar 2013

China Life Insurance, the mainland's biggest insurer, said profit slumped for a second consecutive year, with net income falling 40 per cent to 11.06 billion yuan (HK$13.68 billion), or 0.39 yuan...

6:31AM
21 Feb 2013

The mainland's A shares are still among the most attractive in Asia-Pacific even after a strong rebound over the past three months, given their low valuations and big re-rating potential following...

6:07AM
19 Feb 2013

The Shanghai Composite Index declined 10.84 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 2,421.56 yesterday, the first trading day since February 8.

5:10AM
30 Jan 2013

The mainland stock market, which closed at its highest level in eight months yesterday, has turned bullish after three years of lacklustre performance, analysts said.

4:40AM

The fundraising plans of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) cooled enthusiasm in the mainland stock market yesterday, as investors fretted about further capital raisings by lenders.

4:19AM

Mainland stocks rose to a six-month high yesterday after the market regulator said it would lift the quota for overseas investors investing in A shares by 10 times.

4:15AM

The Shanghai Composite Index yesterday hit its highest level since June, led by health care and financial firms, on speculation that a rebounding mainland economy will help end a three-year bear...

4:21AM

Mainland stocks yesterday failed to chalk up handsome gains on their first trading day of 2013, dampening investors' hopes that shares would follow a rally on overseas bourses which occurred...

3:13AM

Last year was a profitable one for the Hong Kong stock market and hopes are high for this year.

The Hang Seng Index ended the year up 22.9 per cent as euro-zone worries ebbed and the...

3:49AM

Chinese stocks this year fell to levels unseen since the global financial crisis, as investors ignored a rebound in the world’s second largest economy and focused on fundamental problems with the...

11:18AM

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