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NEWS ABOUT: Hang Seng Index

Hang Seng Index stories: 4 news summaries

Asia Markets Up,
Down (Again)

Indexes rise after Wall St. rally and rate cut hopes, but fall on weak earnings reports

Oct 29, 08 1:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Markets across Asia rebounded today following a huge Wall Street rally and hopes of a drop in interest rates, but failed to hold on to some of their biggest gains as investors hedged against weak earnings reports from heavy hitters such as Panasonic and Sony, MarketWatch reports. Meanwhile, the Japanese... More »

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Shanghai Composite Index • Honda • Asian markets • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • Panasonic • financial crisis • Hang Seng Index • Kospi • Topix • S&P/ASX 200

MARKET opener

 Stocks Jump on Rate-Cut Hope 

Strong opening on global rallies

Oct 28, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks shot up at the bell this morning, powered by rallies overseas and speculation that another Fed rate cut is coming down the pike. The Dow rose 239, while the S&P and Nasdaq saw 2.9% and 3.3% jumps respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng in particular saw... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • Nasdaq • Dow • Fed funds rate • S&P 500 • Hang Seng Index

OPINION

US Attempts
a Very Chinese Bailout

Beijing blazed this trail in '98, and dependence more important now

Oct 16, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wondering how the bailout will work out? Look no further than China, David Ignatius writes in the Washington Post. Beijing test-piloted exactly this kind of strategy, doling out $15.1 billion to buy up companies gashed by the 1998 Hong Kong market crash. Now, he writes, the Chinese need to... More »

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China • Hong Kong • socialism • bailout • financial crisis • Hang Seng Index



 Asian Markets Plunge Again 


Key indexes down across board amid continuing recession fears

Oct 16, 08 1:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Share prices tumbled in Asia again today amid fears of a US recession and a braking global economy, reports MarketWatch. The key Nikkei 225 Stock Average plummeted 10%, the Hang Seng Index dropped 7.6%, and the China Enterprises Index lost 9.9%. The MSCI Asian Pacific Index—set for... More »

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Shanghai Composite Index • recession • Asian markets • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • financial crisis • Hang Seng Index • Hang Seng China Enterprises Index • S&P/ASX 200

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