31 October 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, boosted by a strong reading on quarterly economic growth and by another round of upbeat earnings reports including Visa, which accounted for nearly 140 points in the Dow industrials. Hong Kong shares ended lower on Thursday, as investors sold shares in...

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30 October 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks closed with slight losses on Wednesday, finishing off their lows of the session, after the Federal Reserve ended its stimulative monthly bond-buying program and expressed confidence in U.S. economic prospects. Hong Kong shares rose, tracking strength in China markets,...

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29 October 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 ending above its 50-day moving average for the first time in almost a month as strong earnings eased concerns about the outlook for corporate America. Investors were awaiting clues on the outlook...

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28 October 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks ended near flat on Monday, pausing after the S&P 500's biggest weekly gain since January 2013, while energy shares fell with another decline in oil prices. Hong Kong shares fell on Monday, dragged down by a slide in brokerages amid uncertainty over the launch date of a...

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27 October 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks closed out their best week in nearly two years on Friday, helped by earnings from Microsoft and Procter & Gamble and as concerns eased over the possible spread of Ebola in the United States. Hong Kong shares finished lower on Friday, dragged down by weak Chinese property...

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24 October 2014

HSI Futures Earnings from Caterpillar and 3M drove Wall Street higher on Thursday but stocks pared gains in late trading after reports that a New York hospital was running Ebola tests on a healthcare worker. Hong Kong main share index finished lower on Thursday in line with regional bourses, but further...

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23 October 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks erased earlier gains to close lower on Wednesday as a shooting at the Canadian parliament unnerved investors, Boeing and Biogen sold off following results, and energy stocks fell along with oil prices. Hong Kong shares had its best daily gain since early September, underpinned...

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21 October 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday on investor hopes for a strong earnings season, but IBM's disappointing results limited gains. Hong Kong shares finished slightly higher on Monday, underpinned by positive U.S. economic data and in line with regional bourses, but investors stayed...

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20 October 2014

HSI Futures It is a tossup whether the market found a bottom this week, but bulls could find some support as corporations, mostly on the sidelines as the market tumbled, step up their stock purchases in the coming weeks. Hong Kong shares finished higher on Friday, lifted by signs of recovery in overseas...

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17 October 2014

HSI Futures The S&P 500 and Nasdaq eked out slight gains on Thursday after another choppy session, as economic data eased fears about the potential effect of a weakening global economy on the United States. Hong Kong shares finished lower on Thursday on worries over slowing global growth...

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16 October 2014

HSI Futures U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on continued worries about weak global demand, but managed to close well above session lows that briefly pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq into negative territory for the year. Hong Kong shares finished up 0.4 percent on Wednesday as global stock markets showed...

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15 October 2014

HSI Futures The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended up slightly on Tuesday, breaking a three-day string of declines that marked their worst losses since 2011, while the Dow finished lower for a fourth session on lingering worries about global demand. Hong Kong shares ended slightly lower on Tuesday,...

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14 October 2014

HSI Futures The S&P 500 dropped more than 1 percent and posted its worst three-day slide since November 2011 on Monday following worries that global economic weakness will dampen U.S. earnings, along with concern about the spread of Ebola. Hong Kong shares erased morning losses on Monday due to...

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13 October 2014

HSI Futures The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Friday posted their largest weekly declines since May 2012 and the Dow turned negative for the year, led down by technology stocks after a chipmaker warned of a major pullback in the industry. Hong Kong shares tumbled nearly 2 percent on Friday on weakness...

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