Francis Lun
Francis Lun
bank due earnings east expected hurt interest lifted property rate stocks today worries
Bank stocks were lifted today due to better than expected earnings from Bank of East Asia, but interest rate worries hurt property stocks.
await cautious coming confined decision fed hints interest investors move narrow range rates tonight trading
Trading was confined to a narrow range because most investors are cautious as they await the Fed decision tonight and hints on how interest rates will move in the coming months.
cautious interest investors local property rates rise towards
Local interest rates are on the rise and this is making investors cautious towards the property sector.
austerity blows china continue correction drop interest market means rate
The market will continue to drop as China imposes austerity measures, and we have interest rate (fears) in the U.S.. These two blows means we're in for a correction -- a substantial one.
concerned crashed expecting hikes people rate rather three
The market's still concerned about rates. People are now expecting three more rate hikes rather than two. That's why the market's crashed this week.
allow apartments beginning decision fund invest provided sales security social strong support weekend
Strong sales of apartments over the weekend and China's decision to allow the country's social security fund to invest overseas, beginning this week, provided support to the market.
bargain gains helped hunting markets overseas
There's some bargain hunting helped by gains in overseas markets but the market is quiet.
buying china continue generate mobile select
Select H shares, like China Mobile and commodities, continue to generate buying interest.
good oil price share sign
That (offering) should get a good reception, because there is really no sign that the price of oil will crash, so I think the share price will still rise.
biggest buying catching china growth keen kong people shares
People are still very keen on buying China shares as it's the biggest growth story -- and Hong Kong is catching the coattails of China's growth.
drop fund managers market past rapid selling sign stocks
More fund managers are selling their stocks in the market in the past two days, which could be a sign for a rapid drop in market.
attempts company experience friendly increasing investors proved shares strengthen
The experience with New World Development proved a company could rebuff attempts by TCI to keep increasing its holding. What New World Development did was to place shares to friendly investors to strengthen its controlling stake.
holding maybe seems waiting
It seems like institutions are still holding back from the market, maybe they are waiting for it go lower.
falls last shares
There was short-covering on some H shares after falls last week.