Kenny Tang
Kenny Tang
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Sentiment was seriously affected by news of an increase in China's lending rates. This pulled down the property sector both in Hong Kong and on the mainland and also affected H-shares and red chips across the board.
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While overall sentiment is positive and fund flow remains strong, the sharp rise in oil prices overnight and interest rate fears gave investors an excuse to sell.
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The local market was mainly boosted by overseas gains. Sentiment was strong, supported by fresh fund inflows, leading to a rally ahead of the Lunar New Year.
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The main contributor to the index was China Mobile. The strong sentiment for the stock spilled over to other blue chips and helped the index breach the 16,000 points level.
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The stock is likely to see as much as 30 per cent gain in the first trading day to follow the similar recent gain of other material stocks.
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The risk of a further slump of Hong Kong stocks is not great, as there is no evidence there are capital outflows in the region. Strong support remains at the mid-February low of 15,241.
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The rise in property stocks was due to a technical rebound. These shares will come under further pressure as property sales are expected to slow in 2006 from a year earlier.
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There's some consolidation pressure after two days of strong gains.
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Property stocks sprang to life after falling about 10 percent on average over the past six months as rising interest rates dampened property market sentiment.
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Profit-taking dragged the index lower. But funds are still in Hong Kong and are helping support the index despite the pressure on stocks to trade lower after the weak showing of overseas markets.
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As the nation's largest player in this market, Nine Dragons would definitely grab more market attention than Lee & Man.
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Commodity stocks can still outperform the market. The U.S. economy is not going to slow down. There should be increased demand for commodities.
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Weakness in overseas and regional markets affected trading, dragging down blue chips and H shares early.
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Further consolidation in the index is likely before it moves any higher.