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China's stock market tracked the 512.76-point drop of the Dow Jones industrial average index Thursday to open 2.38 percent lower on Friday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slumped 63.76 points, or 2.38 percent, to 2,620.28. The Shenzhen Component Index retreated 2.92 ...
British Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on Friday reported a half-year loss before tax of 794 million pounds (1,270 million U.S. dollars) due to massive provisions for Greek government bonds and compensation for mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI). Total loss after tax ...
The Wall Street closed mixed on Friday amid positive non-farm payroll data and concerns over euro zone, with the S&P suffering its worst week since 2008. The Dow finally closed slightly higher on Friday but suffered a "roller-coaster" situation, trading in a broad range of 400 ...
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The municipality's Over-The-Counter (OTC) equity bourse, launched in July 2010 in the city's Zhangjiang Innovation Park (ZIP), is expected to begin operations by September, according to a senior local official. "We expect that the bourse will not only serve enterprises within ...
China's stocks rebounded slightly Thursday after losing for two days, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.21 percent to close at 2,684.04. The Shenzhen Component Index edged up 0.10 percent to finish at 11,934.41.
Chinese shares closed higher at midday Thursday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.33 percent to 2,687.42. The Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.38 percent to 11,968.21.
China's stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.18 percent to 2,683.19. The Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.27 percent to 11,954.45.
Cheung Kong Holdings, the real estate company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, said on Thursday its net profit in the first half of 2011 jumped 169 percent from a year ago to 33.259 billion HK dollars ( about 4.264 billion U.S. dollars). In the filing to the Hong ...
Hutchison Whampoa, Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's telecom-to-port conglomerate, posted on Thursday a record year-on-year increase of 632 percent in net profit in the first half of 2011, though the result was not as good as analysts had expected. The international corporation ...
The sell-off in the Wall Street accelerated on Thursday, with the blue-chip Dow plunging more than 500 points, as investors rushed out of equities and other riskier assets on fears of an economic slowdown and European debt contagion. All three major indexes ended down more than ...
U.S. crude oil price tumbled Thursday morning, breaking the important supporting level of 90 dollars a barrel for the first time in four weeks as concerns about European debt crisis weighed on the market, hurting future demand and the dollar soared against a basket of currencies. ...
Shares in Beijing Enlight Media Co Ltd, a private media company, surged more than 40 percent from the offering price of 52.5 yuan ($8.16) on its stock market debut on Wednesday, in what analysts said was a sign of things to come as many entertainment and media companies go public...
China's stocks ended lower Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.03 percent to close at 2,678.49. The Shenzhen Component Index edged down 0.08 percent to finish at 11,922.37.
Chinese shares closed slightly higher at midday Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.09 percent to 2,681.68. The Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.15 percent to 11,949.43.
Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday amid slight positive economic data and economic concerns, with the Dow Jones industrial average snapping an eight-day losing streak. The Dow Jones industrial average added 29.82 points, or 0.25 percent, to 11,896.44. The blue-chip index ...
The total capital raised from initial public offerings in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong markets plunged nearly 86 percent from a year ago in July because of accounting scandals at several foreign-listed Chinese companies, which have turned investors lukewarm toward such ...
Shanghai's key stock index Tuesday fell to a six-week low, led by commodity producers who were concerned about a slowing industrial expansion in both the world's largest and second-largest economies. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.9 percent to 2,679.26, the lowest close ...
China's stocks ended lower Tuesday on renewed worries about both the domestic and global economy, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.91 percent to close at 2,679.26. The Shenzhen Component Index edged down 0.59 percent to finish at 11,932.04. Aggregated turnover ...
Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Tuesday, after a report showing the slowest U.S. manufacturing growth in two years. Hong Kong stocks lost 241.91 points, or 1.07 percent, to close at 22,421.46. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 22,387.92 and 22,623.22. Turnover totaled ...
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