30 May 2014

HSI Futures The S&P 500 index climbed to its third record closing high in four sessions on Thursday as traders shrugged off data that showed the economy shrank in the first quarter and bet on improvement in the second quarter. Hong Kong shares finished lower on Thursday, as gains...

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29 May 2014

HSI Futures The S&P 500 snapped a four-session winning streak on Wednesday to end just shy of a third straight record closing high. The benchmark index had gained for four straight sessions as investors' appetite for equities has been buoyed by supportive U.S. economic data recently and...

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28 May 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as the S&P 500 scored a second straight record close, buoyed by the latest round of merger activity and as expectations for rate cuts by the European Central Bank stoked investors' appetite for equities. The index for Hong Kong listings of...

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27 May 2014

HSI Futures European equities ended higher in thin trading on Monday, with Italian shares outperforming the regional market after voters endorsed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's centre-left Democratic Party's reforms in European elections. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives won...

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26 May 2014

HSI Futures The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday, buoyed by a rally in housing stocks after better-than-expected home sales and a jump in Hewlett-Packard shares a day after the personal computer maker said it would cut more jobs. U.S. market will be closed for Memorial Day...

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23 May 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks ended higher for the second straight session on Thursday, led by small-cap stocks, while the Nasdaq climbed on a rally in biotech shares. The surge in biotech stocks extended the recent trend of volatile trading. Small-caps and the so-called momentum names...

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22 May 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, rebounding from the previous day's broad selloff, after minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting showed central bankers have discussed the eventual tightening of monetary policy but made no decisions on which tools to use. Hong Kong's...

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21 May 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks fell in a broad selloff on Tuesday, with major indexes hitting session lows in afternoon trading, led by losses in the retail sector after disappointing results from Staples and TJX Companies. Hong Kong's benchmark index rose to a five-week closing...

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20 May 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with a rally in high-growth names among Internet and biotech shares giving the Nasdaq a gain of almost 1 percent. Equities have been pressured recently, with the S&P 500 coming off its first two-week decline since January as investors...

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19 May 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday in a late-day rebound as small-cap names edged up after recent weakness and consumer discretionary shares advanced. Hong Kong's benchmark index produced its best week in more than eight months on Friday, although it finished slightly lower on the day...

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16 May 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, giving the Dow and the S&P 500 their worst declines in more than a month, as small-cap shares extended their retreat and Wal-Mart results disappointed. Hong Kong's main index rose to its highest close in nearly a month, lifted by tech heavyweight Tencent...

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15 May 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 retreating from recent record highs, as small caps resumed their sell-off and consumer discretionary shares lagged. Hong Kong shares hit a three-week high on Wednesday, as property and banking stocks continued...

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14 MAY 2014

HSI Futures The Dow and the S&P 500 eked out record closing highs again on Tuesday, while the Nasdaq resumed its recent slide, dragged down by shares of Cisco . Hong Kong shares edged up to a two-week high on Tuesday, led by gains in property stocks amid speculation the government...

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