Hong Kong stocks kicked off Thursday with small losses as global growth concerns overshadowed hopes for the China-US trade talks.
The Hang Seng Index eased 0.25 percent, or 72.18 points, to 28,965.42.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.05 percent, or 1.57 points, to 3,103.67 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dipped 0.13 percent, or 2.17 points, to 1,658.24.
Source : AFP
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged as expected, with expectations that the low rate be maintained for a while. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.24 percent or 55.67 points at 23,447.53 in early trade, while the broader Topix index...
Hong Kong stocks closed higher on Wednesday amid speculation that Washington may hold back from slapping new tariffs on Chinese exports that are scheduled to kick in this weekend. At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 0.8% at 26,645.43, hovering around the session™s high. Earlier in t...
U.S. stocks came off session lows to clinch modest gains on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would keep interest rates at current levels through the whole of next year, concluding its two-day meeting. The S&P 500 closed up 0.3% to end at around 3,141.63. The Dow Jones Industrial...
European stocks traded cautiously Wednesday as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve™s interest rate decision and monitor developments ahead of the weekend™s U.S.-China trade tariff deadline. The pan-European Stoxx 600 moved slightly higher in afternoon trade to close provisionally 0.22% hig...
Stocks rose slightly on Wednesday as investors waited to hear the Federal Reserve™s latest decision on monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded just 3 points higher as more than 1% gains in Dow Inc and Johnson & Johnson were offset by a 2% drop in Boeing shares. The S&P 50...