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Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks drop as US trade deals signal hurdles for China’s exports
Latest trade deal with Vietnam suggests the US is targeting Chinese supply chains around the region.
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Hong Kong stock market
China’s Laopu Gold surges 15% as investors devour newly available shares
2 Jul 2025 - 4:31PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks gain amid surge in mainland fund inflows, Beijing pledge
2 Jul 2025 - 4:41PM
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HKEX
Hong Kong’s all-male boards are all but gone as firms embrace diversity
More than 800 women have been added as directors since 2022, when 40 per cent of boards were male only, according to HKEX.
2 Jul 2025 - 8:30AM
IPO
Regulatory curbs hurt mainland China IPOs, ceding first-half crown to Hong Kong
In the first half of 2025, 50 companies raised a combined US$4.7 billion by selling shares on the Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges.
2 Jul 2025 - 7:30AM
China stock market
Chinese stocks trade near 3-month high as manufacturing, home sales rebound
Private reports showed manufacturing and home sales in mainland China recovered in June from a month earlier.
1 Jul 2025 - 3:50PM
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China economy
China’s crackdown on banquets, booze dims spending outlook: Goldman Sachs
Investors are also sceptical that the government’s incremental policy easing will be sufficient, the US investment bank says.
1 Jul 2025 - 10:33AM
Hong Kong stock market
Mainland investors on track to beat Hong Kong stock buying record set in 2024
Investors from the mainland buy more than US$93 billion worth of Hong Kong stocks in the first half of 2025.
1 Jul 2025 - 10:25AM
Hong Kong stock market
Top banks bullish on Hong Kong, China stocks amid policy support, earnings
Standard Chartered is overweight on allocations to Chinese equities, while UBS expects the premium between A and H shares to narrow further.
30 Jun 2025 - 7:24PM
IPO
Back at No 1: Hong Kong’s first-half IPOs soar eightfold to US$13.5 billion
A total of 42 companies raised US$13.5 billion on the main board of the Hong Kong stock exchange during the first half, LSEG data shows.
30 Jun 2025 - 6:54PM
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Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks surge with boost from Trump
Shares in Hong Kong have surged 20 per cent this year as mainland stock buyers pour money into the city and global investors look for opportunities outside the US.
30 Jun 2025 - 5:02PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks slide as China manufacturing shrinks, US trade deadline looms
China’s official PMI manufacturing index contracted for a third straight month in June, despite a truce on US export tariffs.
30 Jun 2025 - 5:01PM
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IPO
Hong Kong’s IPO dominance leaves Singapore grasping for lost allure
The listings of IFBH and Mirxes underline Hong Kong’s superiority, but Singapore is not giving up, bankers and analysts say.
30 Jun 2025 - 1:21PM
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United States
S&P500, Nasdaq hit record highs on renewed AI bets, rate-cut hopes
A US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran that sparked higher crude prices also boosted market confidence.
27 Jun 2025 - 10:09PM
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Hong Kong stock market
Trade deal, rate-cut bets lift Hong Kong stocks to best week in 4 months
Bets on a US interest-rate cut in September increased, with the odds rising to 93 per cent from 64 per cent a week ago.
27 Jun 2025 - 4:33PM
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Artificial intelligence
Nvidia climbs to record high to become world’s largest stock again
With Wednesday’s gain, Nvidia overtakes Microsoft as the world’s largest stock.
26 Jun 2025 - 12:46PM
Hong Kong stock market
Chinese courier SF to raise US$752 million via Hong Kong shares, bonds
The transactions represent Shenzhen-listed SF’s first offshore fundraising since its initial public offering in Hong Kong in November.
26 Jun 2025 - 4:33PM
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Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks decline as HKMA currency move stokes rate concerns
Banks and developers led losses; HKMA had forewarned that intervention to halt local currency weakness would tighten liquidity and pressure rates.
26 Jun 2025 - 4:32PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks jump to 3-month high on rate-cut hopes, bets on fund inflows
No luck for two market debutants CaoCao and XJ Electrics as steep losses in both stocks made it a day to forget.
25 Jun 2025 - 4:42PM
IPO
Hong Kong investors hit jackpot as IPO boom delivers returns above 30%
Few asset classes globally match Hong Kong IPOs this year, as institutional and individual investors rush in hoping for eye-popping gains.
26 Jun 2025 - 2:52PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks’ rally to extend into second half, but risks remain: analysts
KGI Asia predicts that the Hang Seng Index will climb to 25,500 points by the end of the year.
24 Jun 2025 - 7:30PM
Bonds
Chinese firms drive US$13 billion Asian boom in convertible bonds
Appetite for equity-linked debt is strong amid global volatility, even with aggressive terms, analysts say.
24 Jun 2025 - 1:01PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks jump by most in 6 weeks on Iran-Israel truce as oil slides
Futures on WTI oil tumbled more than 3 per cent to US$66.21 a barrel in Asian trading hours, tempering concerns about global inflation.
24 Jun 2025 - 4:42PM
Commodities
Gold and oil surge after US bombing of Iran amid global capital flight
Gold climbed 0.8 per cent before paring gains. West Texas Intermediate rose 2.5 per cent. The US dollar appreciated while US equity futures declined.
23 Jun 2025 - 12:25PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks gyrate amid Iran conflict after US strike, Hormuz threat
Oil futures surge after US President Donald Trump says attacks ‘obliterated’ targets and Iran threatens to close key oil shipping route.
24 Jun 2025 - 11:11AM
IPO
Zhejiang Sanhua shares drop in Hong Kong trading debut as IPO frenzy stalls
Trading under the code 2050, the stock began trading at HK$20.95, 7.2 per cent lower than its offer price of HK$22.53.
23 Jun 2025 - 4:46PM
Banking & finance
Chinese banks’ stock rally lights up social media as investors fear missing out
Benchmarks tracking top mainland lenders like ICBC, CCB and Bank of China have risen 24 per cent in Hong Kong and 17 per cent in onshore markets.
23 Jun 2025 - 9:29AM
Israel-Iran conflict
Oil price spike likely following US strikes on Iran, investors say
The reaction in Middle East stock markets suggested investors were assuming a benign scenario, even as Iran intensified its missile attacks on Israel.
22 Jun 2025 - 11:12PM
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