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Shanghai Composite widens losses as US futures tank
August 31st, 2015
Mainland equities lost as much as 3.7 percent on Monday while Dow futures tanked more than 200 points on reports that Beijing may finally halt its controversial market intervention. A report by The Financial Times over the weekend said that Beijing will abandon large-scale share ...
Asian stocks fall in volatile trade as China index seesaws
July 9th, 2015
Asian stocks markets were volatile on Thursday as China’s main index seesawed after a prolonged sell-off while Hong Kong’s benchmark rebounded strongly. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China fell more than 3 percent in the first ...
MSCI puts decision to include China ‘A’ shares in index on hold
June 10th, 2015
U.S. index provider MSCI Inc (MSCI.N) has told China it must further liberalize its capital markets before it will include Chinese domestic shares in one of its global benchmarks, in a setback for Beijing’s efforts to promote its currency ...
China stocks mixed ahead of global index inclusion, IPOs; Hong Kong down
May 27th, 2015
* CSI300 -0.5 pct; SSEC +0.2 pct; HSI -0.6 pct * Limited impact seen in FTSE’s moves to include A shares * Wave of IPOs next week could freeze 5 trln yuan -analysts China stocks ended Wednesday morning mixed as the ...
Shanghai Stock Exchange Planning Startup Market
May 20th, 2015
New market to host firms in sectors favored by Beijing for building an innovation-driven economy The Shanghai Stock Exchange is on track to inaugurate a new market for small, innovative companies as soon as this year, which will challenge ...
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect holds profits for sharp-eyed investors
October 17th, 2014
CapitalVue’s Elias Glenn explains how to own a piece of a Communist Party Newspaper or Zhou Enlai’s favorite liquor with the SH-HK Stock Connect Baijiu is going global: Under a program to be launched in October, individual investors in ...
China Approves Brokerages to Start HK-Shanghai Trading
October 15th, 2014
China approved brokerages including Central China Securities Co. (1375) to offer trading services that pave the way for the start of a program allowing investors in Shanghai and Hong Kong access to each other’s stock markets. Central China shares ...
Asian Stocks Fall as BHP Billiton Drags Index Lower
August 20th, 2014
Asian stocks fell after valuations reached the highest level this year and as BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) slumped, dragging materials shares to the largest decline on the regional gauge. BHP, the world’s largest miner, tumbled 3.9 percent in Sydney ...
HKEx-Shanghai Stock Sale Curb Shows China’s Rules Apply
August 11th, 2014
Investors using the Hong Kong-Shanghai exchange link to access China’s $3.6 trillion stock market will have to play by mainland rules. Traders who want to sell Shanghai-listed shares must transfer the securities to a broker before 7:30 a.m. to ...
Europe Index Futures Tumble With Asian Stocks; Kiwi Drops
August 6th, 2014
European index futures (SPA) dropped with the euro and stocks in Asia amid escalating tensions over Ukraine and concern that stronger U.S. growth will lead to sooner-than-projected interest-rate increases. New Zealand’s dollar and emerging-market currencies weakened. Futures on the ...