Market roundup - June 10

2010-06-10 09:24:44

Brazil eyes Chinese stock market

2010-06-09 17:16:32

The Brazil Stock Exchange is negotiating with the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchangex and may reach an agreement with Shanghai by the end of this year, said Paulo Oliveira, CEO of Brazil Investments & Business.

Hong Kong stocks close 0.69% higher -- June 9

2010-06-09 16:47:28

Hong Kong stocks closed 133.76 points higher, or 0.69 percent, at 19,621.24 on Wednesday.

China stock index futures up -- June 9

2010-06-09 16:46:57

China's stock index futures rose Wednesday with the contract for June, the most actively traded, up 3.31 percent from the previous trading day to end at 2,788.8 points.

ChiNext Index up -- June 9

2010-06-09 16:46:19

The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange last Tuesday, was up 10.67 points, or 1 percent, to close at 1077.82 points in Wednesday's trading.

Chinese shares surge almost 3%

2010-06-09 16:00:31

Driven by strong performance of the financial sector, Chinese shares surged almost 3 percent on Wendesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 2.71 percent to 2,582.14 points as of 2:40 pm.

Margin trading ambit widened

2010-06-09 09:40:16

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Tuesday gave the green light to five securities companies to participate in the pilot program of margin trading and short selling as part of the efforts to expand the business to more qualified brokerages.

Hong Kong stocks close 0.56% higher -- June 8

2010-06-08 17:36:06

Hong Kong stocks closed 109.33 points higher, or 0.56 percent, at 19,487.48 on Tuesday.

ChiNext Index down -- June 8

2010-06-08 16:34:50

The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange last Tuesday, was down 2.31 points, or 0.22 percent, to close at 1067.15 points in Tuesday's trading.

China stock index futures up -- June 8

2010-06-08 16:30:33

China's stock index futures rose Tuesday with the contract for June, the most actively traded, up 0.72 percent from the previous trading day to end at 2,724.4 points.

Chinese equities close slightly higher Tuesday

2010-06-08 16:29:18

Chinese stock markets closed up Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,513.95 points, up 2.22 points, or 0.09 percent from the previous close.

Punters take a backseat as World Cup fever kicks in

2010-06-08 10:49:06

Picking a soccer team now seems a lot more fun than picking a stock on the A-share market as the FIFA World Cup gets ready for its kickoff in South Africa on Friday.