The Hang Seng Index surged 327 points, or 1.3%, to close at 24,825 on Friday (July 18th), reversing two days of declines as all sectors rallied. The index hit a four-month high and rose 2.8% for the week, marking its second consecutive weekly gain. Strong momentum in mainland Chinese stocks boosted sentiment after Beijing pledged to curb massive price gouging by Chinese companies. Hong Kong's tech index jumped 1.7%, boosted by optimism after Nvidia said it would increase the supply of H20 chips that meet Chinese standards and introduce more advanced chips to the market. Solid gains also...
The Hang Seng climbed 260 points or 1.1% to end at 24,148 on Tuesday, closing higher for the first session in four amid broad-based gains led by tech, consumer, and financial stocks. Sentiment improved following a recent pledge from China's top leadership to tighten oversight on aggressive price-cutting by domestic firms, a move analysts say could support a rebound in producer prices and boost long-term corporate earnings. The tech index surged around 1.8% as several firms issued upbeat profit alerts, while consumer shares gained on optimism that subsidies from food delivery platforms in...
European stock indexes showed no clear direction on Tuesday (9/7), with the STOXX 50 and STOXX 600 moving sideways around the opening line. The main cause was the cautious attitude of investors who continued to monitor developments in trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union. This uncertainty made the market tend to wait and see without a strong direction. According to a Politico report, the US proposed a base tariff of 10% for all EU goods, but continued to reject the EU's request to remove tariffs from sensitive sectors such as cars, steel, aluminum, and...
Japanese stocks closed higher on Monday (8/7), with the Nikkei 225 index up 0.26% to 39,688.81, amid optimism that trade talks with the United States could still reach an agreement before new tariffs are imposed on August 1. This increase occurred even though US President Donald Trump has sent tariff warnings to 14 countries, including Japan, which will be subject to import tariffs of 25%. Trump still leaves room for negotiation, but also threatens to balance tariffs if there is retaliation. The tariff letter received by Japan is the same as other countries, and has raised concerns among...
Indeks Hang Seng dibuka menguat 39 poin atau 0,16%, berada di level 23.927 poin; indeks saham H naik 19 poin atau 0,22%, mencapai 8.627 poin; sementara indeks teknologi naik 14 poin atau 0,28%, berada di level 5.244 poin. Dalam ranah perkembangan saham teknologi individual, Tencent naik 0,6%; Alibaba turun 0,6%; Meituan turun 1,1%; Xiaomi Group naik 0,1%; dan Kuaishou naik 0,3%. Di sektor keuangan, fluktuasi diamati: HSBC Holdings naik 0,2%; Prudential Insurance turun 0,5%; China Ping An naik 0,9%; dan Bursa Hong Kong naik 0,2%.(mrv) Sumber : Dimsumdaily.hk
US stocks plunged sharply on Monday as President Trump renewed trade tensions by announcing a new round of tariffs and extending the deadline to implement them to Aug. 1. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each fell 0.8%, off record highs set last week, while the Dow dropped 422 points. Trump posted a letter on social media announcing 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea, with additional levies of up to 40% targeting goods from countries such as Malaysia, Myanmar and South Africa. He also warned of additional 10% tariffs on countries that align with the "anti-American BRICS policies,"...