SINGAPORE — Japan led declines in Asia-Pacific markets but Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday following two days of declines on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 1.69%, while the Topix slid 1.83%. Shares of Fast Retailing dropped 2.84%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.55% and the Hang Seng tech index rose […]
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific fell in Friday trade following overnight losses on Wall Street as a private survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity shrank in March. Chinese tech stocks in Hong Kong saw sizable losses, with Alibaba falling 3.93% and Baidu plunging 6.01%. JD.com shed 3.25% while Meituan slipped 1.03%. The Hang Seng Tech index […]
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Thursday trade as the Chinese markets continue to extend gains from a rebound, while the US Federal Reserve announced its first rate hike in more than three years. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led gains among the region’s major markets, surging 7.04% to close at 21,501.23 and erasing […]
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Thursday trade as the Chinese markets continue to extend gains from a rebound, while the US Federal Reserve announced its first rate hike in more than three years. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led gains among the region’s major markets, surging 6.36% in afternoon trade and erasing heavy […]
SINGAPORE — Shares in China lagged among Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday, with the release of much better-than-expected Chinese economic data offering little respite. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 6.35% in afternoon trade. That came after the benchmark index closed at its lowest since March 2016 on Monday. Chinese tech stocks in Hong Kong were […]
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