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Hong Kong opened higher on the strength of a global market rally and increased its gains as Mainland markets rose. China announced favorable policies for the agricultural technology sector.
Hong Kong opened slightly lower after a flat performance by stocks in the U.S. and traded in a narrow range to close marginally higher in reduced turnover.
University of Chicago accounting professor Joseph Piotroski developed his nine point scale to identify which companies with low P/B ratios were due to grow.
Hong Kong blue chips rose to a high of 20,173 on the improved political situation in debt-ridden Italy and on gains in the U.S., but fell back from the 100-day moving average.
China stocks made up much of Monday's decline as Mainland and foreign markets showed some strength and good news emerged about the debt crisis in Greece.
Weakness in China's market depressed Hong Kong prices in early trading. A stronger-than-expected Chinese PMI reading gave the market a lift, but Chinese stocks fell lower at the close.
All that money parked in safe instruments earning nothing will someday stampede into stocks All it will take is for Europe's risk of contagion to come off the table, There yet?
India offers significant investment and business opportunities to companies engaged in the oil and gas value chain, according to RPN Singh, India Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Market uncertainty led to volatility in price movements all across the board in 2011. No sector was immune from the "whip-saw" gyrations in our financial markets.
Hong Kong opened higher with futures gaining 200 points, but ended with losses after late weakness in Chinese and other Asian markets triggered profit-taking.