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...The benchmark Hang Seng index is down more than 30 per cent this year, hit by geopolitical tensions and repeated Covid-19 lockdowns in mainland China....
...While in the east, take in Singapore’s version of afternoon tea with a robust cup of teh c (Ceylon tea with evaporated milk) and one of food stall Soon Soon Huat’s deliciously flaky curry puffs....
...It was after seeing a story about the statues in a 1960s issue of Life magazine that fashion photographer duo Sean+Seng were inspired to shoot a series of photographs around the island; these have now been...
...In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed the day down 1.6 per cent....
...The Hang Seng Property index tracking major Hong Kong-listed developers dropped as much as 2.2 per cent on Monday but was flat on Tuesday....
...The move has shut out international tourists and visitors from Hong Kong who had accounted for as much 20 per cent of annual casino revenues, according to brokerage Sanford C Bernstein....
...Chye Seng Huat Hardware (CSHH) 150 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207563 Good for: Outdoor seating Not so good for: It’s not somewhere you can stroll to easily during your lunch hour FYI: The name means “flourish...
...Hang Seng Index -20%) and the strong moves in rates and credit spreads, we think HSBC could be impacted to some c$800-900m by adverse moves in Q1 (albeit the market may strip out CVA/DVA moves out of its...
...Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 was flat while Tokyo’s Topix was down 0.2 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was off 0.3 per cent....
...That has helped the Loonie appreciate, but the currency remains within a narrow C$1.30 to C$1.35 range that has persisted since early January. Your feedback I’d love to hear from you....
...In China, the CSI 300 index gained 0.7 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.6 per cent. Tokyo’s Topix added 0.5 per cent....
...The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued licences to three companies, including joint ventures involving Standard Chartered, a Bank of China subsidiary and a third led by online insurer ZhongAn Online P&C...
...Futures tipped the Topix to rise 0.6 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng to slip 0.4 per cent....
...Corporate earnings and updates for Thursday includes Debenhams, Kaz Minerals, Relx, WPP, C&C, Lloyds, Orange, Schneider, PUMA, UBS and ABB....
...The economic calendar for Friday is easy as A-B-C (all times Hong Kong): 08.30: Singapore non-oil exports 12.00: Malaysia Q3 gross domestic product 16.30: Hong Kong Q3 GDP...
...The Canadian dollar was 0.8 per cent weaker at C$1.3369 per US dollar after earlier touching C$1.3399, its weakest point since June 2018....
...Futures tip the Hang Seng to fall 0.7 per cent when trading starts in Hong Kong....
...The US dollar was down 0.3 per cent against its Canadian namesake at C$1.3043 after the Bank of Canada raised interest rates for the third time this year....
...In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was up 0.2 per cent as technology stocks rose 0.5 per cent....
...In an effort to carry C Hoare & Co into the digital age, Rennie Hoare, the bank’s youthful head of philanthropy, will be appointed as one of six shareholding “partners” on June 1....
...The benchmark Hang Seng index was 0.7 per cent higher....
...The Canadian dollar inched up 0.1 per cent to C$1.3177 per US dollar....
...In Hong Kong the Hang Seng index is off 0.1 per cent, though the Hang Seng China Enterprises index, composed of Hong Kong-listed large-cap Chinese companies, was 0.2 per cent higher....
...In Asia Pacific equities, futures tip Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 index to gain 0.7 per cent at the open, while Tokyo’s Topix is set to rise 0.6 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is expected to climb 0.3 per cent...
...Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is up 0.5 per cent and the CSI 300 is up 0.5 per cent. The Shanghai Composite is bucking the trend, down 0.2 per cent....
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