The Big Question: How long the Japanese stock market rally will last ... helped largely by a weaker yen and strong overseas demand. In China, the Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.35 percent to about 3,369 before midday on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Asian stock markets mixed; Europe up in early trading
The Shanghai Composite index climbed as China’s ruling communists began a congress that is due to give President Xi Jinping a second, five-year term. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 gained 0.1 per cent to 5,367.01 in early trading, while Germany’s DAX ... ( read original story ...)
China Stock Market May Remain Under Pressure
(RTTNews) - The China stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, dipping almost 20 points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now rests just above the 3,370-point plateau and it figures to see continued selling ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s where investors have reaped nearly 50% stock gains so far this year
The Chinese stock market has evolved well beyond a much more narrow group ... However, with holdings in cheap financial sector plays like China Merchants Bank (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 36-SZ), China Construction Bank (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 1939-SZ ... ( read original story ...)
SSE Market Value Top 100 Index (000155) Soars 0.49% on Oct 18
Behind this success is the nation’s leading stock exchange, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). With over 1,000 companies listed on it and a market capitalization of $3.50 trillion as of February, the SSE is the second largest stock exchange in Asia and ... ( read original story ...)
Jim Rogers funded new fintech bank ITF to set up headquarters in Hong Kong
It has also established correspondent banking relationships with Bank of Communications Shanghai and Bank of Communications Hong Kong. ITF aims to launch the beta version of its product in the third quarter of 2018. The Monetary Authority last month ... ( read original story ...)
China central bank chief surprises with gravity-defying 7 percent second-half growth forecast
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s central bank governor said the economy could grow 7 percent in the second half of this year, accelerating from the first six months and defying widespread expectations for a slowdown. The uncharacteristically explicit ... ( read original story ...)