https://www.scmp.com/rss/319825/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Good day, traders -- Hong Kong and China markets advanced on better-than-expected earnings. Catch up on the day's action below! And, hey, are you getting your Live Stocks Blog every morning via email? You can! Don't miss out on our coverage of Hong Kong and mainland markets each trading day! If you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, click here. If you need to reach the stocks team, email deb.price@scmp.com. -- Gigi Choy, Kathleen Magramo and Deb Price in Hong... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3079754/hong-kong-china-investors-brace-data-showing-coronavirus-impact-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3079754/hong-kong-china-investors-brace-data-showing-coronavirus-impact-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:28:01 +0000 Good day, traders, and welcome to a fresh week. Stocks fell in Hong Kong as anti-government violence escalated, with at least one protester shot and a man set on fire in a dispute. China stocks fell, too, on worries about inflation and the economic slowdown there. Catch up on the day below. And if you'd like to get the Live Stocks Blog each morning, shoot me a message at deb.price@scmp.com and I'll add you to the list. -- Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3037150/stocks-blog-hang-seng-trying-break-28000-key-indicator-warning-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3037150/stocks-blog-hang-seng-trying-break-28000-key-indicator-warning-it?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Nov 2019 01:20:45 +0000 Good day, traders --  The Hang Seng snapped a two-day losing streak, while the Shanghai Composite Index extended losses into a third day. Catch up on the action below. And if you would like to receive the Live Stocks Blog each morning via email, shoot Deb an email at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Daniel Ren in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3035655/stocks-blog-petrochinas-quarterly-profit-drops-58-cent-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3035655/stocks-blog-petrochinas-quarterly-profit-drops-58-cent-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Oct 2019 01:11:29 +0000 Welcome to Friday, traders! China's stocks ended higher, while the Hang Seng Index ended under water. Catch up on the day's action below. And if you would like receive the Live Stocks Blog each morning via email, shoot Deb a message at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3034488/stocks-blog-budweiser-apac-posts-profit-decline-tencent-searching?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3034488/stocks-blog-budweiser-apac-posts-profit-decline-tencent-searching?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Oct 2019 01:13:00 +0000 Good day, traders -- Lots of drama today, including the fall by Tencent (700 HK) through a key resistance level. Catch up on the day below. And if you'd like to get the Live Stocks Blog sent to you via email each morning, send a message to deb.price@scmp.com. -- Zhang Shidong and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3034315/stocks-blog-earnings-protest-drama-keep-hong-kong-traders-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3034315/stocks-blog-earnings-protest-drama-keep-hong-kong-traders-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:14:35 +0000 It's the end of another week :- China's benchmark fell the most in a month after the country's GDP growth came in at a new low of 6.0 per cent in the third quarter. Hong Kong stocks also fell. We'll be back next week with everything you need to know! -- Georgina Lee and Anthony Richardson https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3033477/stocks-blog-all-eyes-chinese-economic-data-citic-bank-profit-rises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3033477/stocks-blog-all-eyes-chinese-economic-data-citic-bank-profit-rises?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:51:47 +0000 TGIF, traders! Well, we had a good source on how the much-awaited trade talks in Washington are going. According to President Donald Trump, the first day went "very well." Catch up on the day's action below. And if you'd like to get the Live Stocks Blog each morning via email, shoot Deb an email at deb.price@scmp.com and she'll add you to the list!     -- Martin Choi and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3032453/stocks-blog-trump-says-us-china-trade-talks-washington-going-very?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3032453/stocks-blog-trump-says-us-china-trade-talks-washington-going-very?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Oct 2019 01:19:01 +0000 Good day traders -- It was a mixed day in Hong Kong and China. Have a look below to see how the day unfolded. If you have any questions or feedback, please send them to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Yujing Liu and  Srinivasan Iyer in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3023506/stocks-blog-all-eyes-huawei-related-stocks-after-us-extends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3023506/stocks-blog-all-eyes-huawei-related-stocks-after-us-extends?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Aug 2019 01:15:24 +0000 Good day, traders, and TGIF — What a day. Markets reacted strongly to US president Donald Trump's trade war escalation. Catch up on the day's big moves, as well as what stocks pro Alex Wong expects to happen next week. And if you have any feedback, we'd love to hear from you at deb.price@scmp.com . And please consider sharing us with your friends on social media sites.  — Georgina Lee and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3021077/stocks-blog-trump-escalates-trade-war-ending-us-china-truce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3021077/stocks-blog-trump-escalates-trade-war-ending-us-china-truce?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:59:16 +0000 Welcome traders to a fresh month -- Catch up below on the latest in mainland and Hong Kong markets. We're happy to see that many of you are loyal followers of our blog. If you like us, kindly consider sharing a link to us on social media to help us get out to more traders. And if you have feedback for the stocks team, please reach out to deb.price@scmp.com . — Georgina Lee and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3020872/stocks-blog-borrowers-linked-hibor-get-boost-after-hkma-cuts-rate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3020872/stocks-blog-borrowers-linked-hibor-get-boost-after-hkma-cuts-rate?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:06:59 +0000 Good day, traders — Catch up on the day's action below. We love hearing from you. Send your thoughts to deb.price@scmp.com . — Georgina Lee and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3020730/stocks-blog-trump-tweets-signal-trouble-day-two-us-china-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3020730/stocks-blog-trump-tweets-signal-trouble-day-two-us-china-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:01:53 +0000 Good day, traders — Markets in the mainland and Hong Kong closed up, as positive sentiment continued on the trade front. Catch up on the day's action below. If you'd like to reach us, please shoot an email to deb.price@scmp.com . — Yujing Liu and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3019998/stocks-blog-us-senior-trade-negotiator-calls-talks-china-next-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3019998/stocks-blog-us-senior-trade-negotiator-calls-talks-china-next-week?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:18:05 +0000 Good day, traders. Catch up on the day's action in China and Hong Kong markets. Please send any feedback or questions to deb.price@scmp.com — Yujing Liu and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3019682/stocks-blog-traders-brace-more-fallout-star-market-opening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3019682/stocks-blog-traders-brace-more-fallout-star-market-opening?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jul 2019 01:11:38 +0000 Good day, traders, and TGIF ­­— Check out the day's action below. Please shoot any feedback or questions to deb.price@scmp.com . — Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3019236/stocks-blog-china-hong-kong-traders-eye-loose-tap-fed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3019236/stocks-blog-china-hong-kong-traders-eye-loose-tap-fed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:22:10 +0000 Good day, traders, and welcome to a fresh week. Catch up on the day's action below. Shoot any feedback to deb.price@scmp.com . We welcome it as we try to make our stocks blog your must-read every trading day. — Georgina Lee and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3018577/stocks-blog-traders-brace-expected-weaker-gdp-data-out-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3018577/stocks-blog-traders-brace-expected-weaker-gdp-data-out-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jul 2019 01:05:08 +0000 Good day, traders — Catch up on the day's action below. Please send any questions or feedback to deb.price@scmp.com . — Georgina Lee and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3018106/stocks-blog-traders-wanted-positive-news-lower-rates-and-us-fed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3018106/stocks-blog-traders-wanted-positive-news-lower-rates-and-us-fed?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Jul 2019 01:22:58 +0000 Good day, traders: Catch up on the day's action below. Always happy to hear from you at deb.price@scmp.com as we try to make our live blog your must go-to site for our region's markets. — Georgina Lee and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3015922/stocks-blog-traders-edge-ahead-g20-meeting-donald-trump-and-xi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3015922/stocks-blog-traders-edge-ahead-g20-meeting-donald-trump-and-xi?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:22:25 +0000 Good day, traders. China and Hong Kong markets soared, recovering ground lost since the trade war escalated.  Catch up on the action below. Please send any questions or feedback to deb.price@scmp.com . And welcome to our first readers from Brazil and the United Arab Emirates.  — Yujing Liu and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3015290/stocks-blog-hong-kong-china-stocks-set-rise-us-fed-hints-rate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3015290/stocks-blog-hong-kong-china-stocks-set-rise-us-fed-hints-rate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jun 2019 01:14:56 +0000 Happy Friday, traders. Shanghai traders bet key data on China's economy would be bad, sending the main benchmark down nearly 1 per cent. The data, released after market close, showed an ongoing slump (details below). Hong Kong's Hang Seng posted the third straight day of declines, with sentiment partly down over the controversial extradition proposal that has sparked big protests. Catch up on the day's action below. Please shoot any questions you have to deb.price@scmp.com . — Zhang Shidong in... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3014447/stocks-blog-investors-brace-fresh-data-offering-clues-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3014447/stocks-blog-investors-brace-fresh-data-offering-clues-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jun 2019 01:12:25 +0000 Good day traders. The Shanghai Composite posted its third straight day of losses, while the Hang Seng ended down for the fourth straight day, amid ongoing US-China trade and tech tensions. Catch up on the latest action below. Please send any feedback or questions to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Louise Moon and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3012817/stocks-blog-traders-start-fresh-month-china-blasts-us-solely-blame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3012817/stocks-blog-traders-start-fresh-month-china-blasts-us-solely-blame?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:19:11 +0000 Good day traders -- Check out the day's action in mainland and Hong Kong markets below. We welcome your feedback and questions at deb.price@scmp.com . See you tomorrow -- the final day of trading in May, which has been a tough month. -- Yujng Liu and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3012367/stocks-blog-china-hong-kong-sentiment-weighed-down-trade-recession?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3012367/stocks-blog-china-hong-kong-sentiment-weighed-down-trade-recession?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 May 2019 01:37:41 +0000 Good day, traders. Mainland and Hong Kong markets had a good day. Catch up on the day's action below. We're happy to see global readership of our live stocks blog expanding, and extend a special welcome to those from the US, Greece, India, Japan, Ireland and Sweden. To all, please send any feedback or questions to deb.price@scmp.com as we strive to make our blog a must-read each trading day for you. -- Georgina Lee and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3012041/stocks-blog-china-hong-kong-traders-hit-latest-gloomy-trade-comment-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3012041/stocks-blog-china-hong-kong-traders-hit-latest-gloomy-trade-comment-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2019 01:27:37 +0000 Good day, traders. Markets in the mainland and Hong Kong continued to fall amid the trade war flare-up. Catch up on the latest action below. If you have questions, please send them to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Yujing Liu and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3010875/stocks-blog-battered-china-hong-kong-markets-search-footing-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3010875/stocks-blog-battered-china-hong-kong-markets-search-footing-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 May 2019 01:06:26 +0000 Good day, traders. Shanghai shook off a two-day losing streak, ending up 1.9 per cent. Hong Kong also gained. Catch up on the day's action below. If you have questions, please shoot them to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Louise Moon and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3010240/stocks-blog-will-us-rebound-spill-over-hong-kong-mainland-markets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3010240/stocks-blog-will-us-rebound-spill-over-hong-kong-mainland-markets?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 May 2019 01:12:28 +0000 China markets suffered a second straight day of losses, while the Hang Seng couldn't hold onto afternoon gains and ended unchanged.  Please send any questions to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Georgina Lee and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3007233/stocks-blog-traders-get-set-more-earnings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3007233/stocks-blog-traders-get-set-more-earnings?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Apr 2019 01:13:31 +0000 Good day traders. After a rough morning, Shanghai eked out a bit of gains near the close while Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost a bit of ground but remains at a 10-month high. Check out the day's action below. Please send questions you'd like answered to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Louise Moon and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3005475/stocks-blog-global-growth-worries-weigh-sentiment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3005475/stocks-blog-global-growth-worries-weigh-sentiment?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Apr 2019 01:11:56 +0000 Welcome. Catch up on the day's trading action in Hong Kong and mainland China markets below. Please send questions you'd like answered to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Louise Moon and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3005301/stocks-blog-china-traders-looking-traction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3005301/stocks-blog-china-traders-looking-traction?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Apr 2019 01:15:30 +0000 Catch up on today's action below. And remember, markets will be closed Friday in Hong Kong and mainland China, due to the Ching Ming Festival holiday. We'll see you back on Monday. Please send questions you'd like answered to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Yujing Liu and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3004583/stocks-blog-markets-poised-open-higher-short-trading-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3004583/stocks-blog-markets-poised-open-higher-short-trading-week?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Apr 2019 01:15:53 +0000 Shanghai had another rough day, but Hong Kong managed to end the day a tiny bit up. That followed Monday's horror show. Read up on the day's action below as well as about what's ahead in our markets. Please send any questions you'd like answered about markets to deb.price@scmp.com . -- Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3003244/stocks-blog-can-china-hong-kong-markets-get-back-their-mojo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3003244/stocks-blog-can-china-hong-kong-markets-get-back-their-mojo?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Mar 2019 01:07:34 +0000 North Korea may have threatened to cancel an upcoming summit with President Trump, but Chinese property buyers have been putting their money on peace. Dandong, a small Chinese city bordering North Korea, saw the biggest surge in prices for new properties last month, the highest among 70 cities surveyed in China, according to figures from China’s Bureau of Statistics. Average prices in the city jumped by 2%. Since late April, Dandong’s property prices have skyrocketed, after North Korea extended... https://www.scmp.com/business/chinese-property-buyers-bet-peaceful-north-korea-dandong-prices-jump-hope-north-korea-peace-talks/article/2146410?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/chinese-property-buyers-bet-peaceful-north-korea-dandong-prices-jump-hope-north-korea-peace-talks/article/2146410?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 May 2018 10:00:15 +0000 Without naming the president, or the country, President Xi Jinping took aim at his US counterpart's "America first" agenda in a major speech on Tuesday. Xi said a “Cold War mentality” of “zero-sum games” was increasingly out of date, trying to present China as a force for global good in his keynote address at the Boao Forum on the southern Chinese island of Hainan. “No matter how developed China is, we will not threaten anyone, overthrow the existing international system, or seek to build our... https://www.scmp.com/business/xi-jinpings-boao-speech-lays-out-plans-open-chinese-market/article/2141084?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/xi-jinpings-boao-speech-lays-out-plans-open-chinese-market/article/2141084?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:15:15 +0000 As a US-China trade dispute escalates and threatens to hamstring commerce between the world's two largest economies, President Xi Jinping is flying into a balmy southern resort island known as his country's Hawaii. He means business. China is on a mission to paint itself as a promoter of free trade and globalization, and Xi is about to give the island, Hainan, another chance at becoming a testing ground. At the annual Boao Forum for Asia, which opened on Sunday on the island's east coast, Xi is... https://www.scmp.com/china/boao-china-uses-hainan-tell-world-its-open-business/article/2140937?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/boao-china-uses-hainan-tell-world-its-open-business/article/2140937?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:30:45 +0000 No one knows who’ll come out ahead in President Trump’s trade spat with China. But the US might already be losing in a culture war – quietly and largely in the dark. China is able to overtake the US as the world’s biggest film market, says the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Global cinema box office sales reached a record high of $40.6 billion in 2017, says the MPAA’s latest annual report. The Chinese film market is going to be the largest film market in short order Charles Rivkin,... https://www.scmp.com/arts/china-about-overtake-us-worlds-biggest-film-market/article/2140556?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/arts/china-about-overtake-us-worlds-biggest-film-market/article/2140556?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Apr 2018 09:15:00 +0000 The world's biggest oil buyer finally has its own oil futures. For 25 years, China had sought but failed to establish its own pricing benchmark for the crude oil it buys and uses. The country came one step closer to that goal on Monday, when it started trading crude oil futures in local currency, the yuan, challenging the world's dollar-denominated oil benchmarks. They will be the first commodity futures contracts in mainland China that foreigners can buy and sell. The move gives China more... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-wants-disrupt-global-oil-market-new-market/article/2138949?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-wants-disrupt-global-oil-market-new-market/article/2138949?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:45:15 +0000