The Hong Kong stock market opened lower today. The Hang Seng Index fell 65 points, or 0.24%, to close at 27,221. The China Enterprises Index also fell 0.31%, while the technology index weakened 0.44%. Technology stocks showed mixed movements - Tencent and Alibaba recorded slight gains, while JD.com and Kuaishou experienced declines. Meituan and Xiaomi saw no price changes. In the financial sector, stock movements were also mixed. HSBC fell 1.1%, while stocks like AIA Group and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were unchanged. In the automotive sector, most stocks moved lower. BYD, XPeng, and Li...
Hong Kong stock market ended lower on Tuesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.5 percent to close at 20,311.28 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dipped 0.74 percent to end at 7,306.16 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index lost 1.39 percent to close at 4,591.94 points. Source : CTX
The Nikkei 225 Index gained 0.53% to close at 39,367, while the broader Topix Index rose 0.25% to 2,741 on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session. The rally was driven by optimism following China's announcement of "more proactive" fiscal measures and a "moderately" looser monetary policy, which boosted market sentiment across the region. Japanese stocks also defied the selloff on Wall Street overnight, where major US technology names faced pressure. Domestically, investors are eyeing business sentiment data later this week to assess the health of the Japanese economy. Market...
The Hong Kong stock market jumped 297 points or 1.5% to 20,717 on Tuesday morning trade, surging for the third session and reaching its highest level in a month after a readout of China's Politburo meeting indicated that China next year will adopt a more proactive fiscal policy to bolster recovery, alongside an appropriately loose monetary policy for the first time in 14 years. Beijing will also focus on boosting demand and spurring consumption. Traders keenly anticipated the Central Economic Work Conference this week, where key targets and policy directions for 2025 will be set. However,...
The Nikkei 225 index rose 0.3% to above 39,200, while the broader Topix index gained 0.4% to 2,745 on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session. The rally was driven by optimism following China's announcement of "more proactive" fiscal measures and "moderately" loose monetary policy, which boosted market sentiment across the region. Japanese stocks also defied a selloff on Wall Street overnight, with major U.S. technology names facing pressure. At home, investors are eyeing business sentiment data later this week to gauge the health of the Japanese economy. Market expectations...
Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Tuesday, following losses on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pull back from record highs ahead of key inflation data. Traders in Asia assessed Beijing's announcement of "more proactive" fiscal measures and "moderately" looser monetary policy next year aimed at boosting domestic consumption. The news, which came from an official readout late Tuesday after mainland China market had closed, sent Hong Kong's Hang Seng index nearly 3% higher. Hang Seng index futures were at 21,359, higher than the HSI's last close of...