• Most Popular
  • Most Shared

HK shares up over 1 pct after massive sell-off

Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:05pm EDT
 
 (Updates to open)
 HONG KONG, March 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks rose on
Tuesday, tracking firm Asian markets, as investors bought beaten
down shares following last session's sell-off that drove the
market to 7-month lows.
 The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened up 1.7 percent at
21,444.61. The China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed
mainland companies .HSCE, or H shares, was up 1.3 percent at
0202 GMT.
 (Reporting by Rita Chang; editing by Ken Wills)



More from Reuters

Photo

Obama will not rush Afghan troop drawdown

OSLO (Reuters) - There will be no "precipitous drawdown" of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and U.S. troops could still be in the country for years to come, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.

» More Top News
A security personnel stands guard near oil pipelines at Tawke oil field near Dahuk, 400 km (245 miles) north of Baghdad May 9, 2009. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Now or never for Big Oil

The pressure's on for oil giants looking to secure rare access to cheap Middle East reserves as Iraq gears up to auction off some of the world's largest untapped oilfields.  Full Article 

Energy
A glass of tap water is served at a restaurant in New York June 10, 2009 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

G7 glass half empty

Recovering from a punishing global recession has forced the world's richest nations to pay dearly, prompting subdued growth prospects and delayed sighs of relief.   Full Article 

Global markets