Business

Hong Kong shares gain, shrugging off China data

Hong Kong shares finished higher on Monday as the weekend did not bring any increase in the tensions between the United States and North Korea, stabilising sentiment and luring investors back into the market.

Business

Hong Kong shares end lower, but developers provide support

Developers performed strongly after Hong Kong-based conglomerate Wharf Holdings said that its unit Wharf Real Estate Investment Co Ltd would submit an application for a separate listing on the main board.

Technology

Hong Kong shares boosted by techs, China financials and resource plays

Hong Kong stocks posted modest gains on Monday, buoyed by strength in technology firms as well as Chinese resource and financial shares.

Business

Hong Kong shares fall on fears MSCI inclusion will spur competition, outflows to China

Hong Kong stocks fell on Wednesday on fears that MSCI's decision to include more mainland China stocks in a key benchmark index will threaten the financial centre's role as a key global investor gateway to China.

Business

China stocks lukewarm to MSCI inclusion; Hong Kong falls

China's blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.5 percent to 3,564.62 points by the lunch break, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2 percent to 3,144.71.

Business

Hong Kong stocks snap 4-day losing streak, helped by southern China integration plan

Hong Kong stocks broke a four-day losing streak on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to shares which could benefit from Beijing's plan to more strongly integrate the economies of southern China, Hong Kong and Macau.

World

Hong Kong stocks slip on Fed minutes before Trump-Xi meeting

Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday in sympathy with Asia markets, as investors fretted about signs the Federal Reserve could scale back its massive stimulus this year amid frayed nerves ahead of a looming meeting between the U. S. and Chinese presidents.

Technology

China stocks end at 4-month high, aided by new economic zone plan

China stocks extended gains on Thursday to hit 4-month highs as investors continued to chase stocks which could benefit from the government's launch of a massive new economic zone near Beijing.

Business

Hong Kong stocks fall on Fed minutes before Trump-Xi meeting; China steady

Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday morning, as investors fretted about a possible investment change by the Federal Reserve and anxiously awaited the meeting between the U. S. and Chinese presidents later in the day.

Technology

Hong Kong stocks tread water on Trump policy worry; China flat

Hong Kong stocks drifted lower on Friday morning, with investors watching corporate earnings and a vote on a healthcare bill seen as President Donald Trump's first policy test.

Technology

Hong Kong stocks reach near 20-month high, helped by China inflows

The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index gained 0.6 percent, to 10,644.15.

Technology

Hong Kong shares set for 4th daily gain on Chinese inflows, Shanghai also up

Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index added 0.2 percent to 24,558.82 points by the lunch break, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index gained 0.6 percent to 10,650.44.

Business

GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks ride to record high, dollar retreats

There were surges in exports from Indonesia and Taiwan, falls in unemployment in Europe from Sweden to the Netherlands while stronger U. S. retail sales and inflation data on Wednesday came as Donald Trump again promised mass tax cuts.

Business

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks test new 19-mth highs, some markets seen overvalued

Asian stocks inched to new 19-month highs on Thursday with thanks to an ongoing rally on Wall Street and bolstered by gains in Chinese stocks while the dollar came in for a bout of profit-taking after a recent bounce.

Business

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks seen looking overvalued at 19-mth highs, Aussie dlr shines

Asian stocks edged to new 19-month highs on Thursday with gains underpinned by an ongoing rally on Wall Street while the dollar came in for a bout of profit-taking after its recent bounce.

Business

Hong Kong stocks touch 5-month highs after Wall St's record close

Hong Kong stocks hit a five-month high on Wednesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's comments on the U. S. economy and rising interest rate hike expectations sent Wall Street to record highs.

Business

Hong Kong stocks rise sharply after Wall St's record close; China ticks up

Hong Kong stocks reached a fresh four-month high on Wednesday morning, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's comments on the U. S. economy and the rate hike outlook sent Wall Street to record highs.