Financials are proving resilient because of a fall in the size of bad loans worldwide, |
Financials are proving resilient because of a fall in the size of bad loans worldwide. |
I think investors will very soon realize that interest rates and oil prices are still going up. A big selling may be near. |
Investors believe that as long as the U.S. economy stays firm, there's a chance for them to make more good gains. |
Investors believe the hot money isn't going to disappear in the short term. |
It was profit taking from yesterday's 100-point gain, ... At HK$2.5 billion the volume was extremely thin ahead of the Christmas holiday. |
It was profit taking from yesterday's 100-point gain. At HK$2.5 billion the volume was extremely thin ahead of the Christmas holiday. |
Most of the markets in the region are also under selling pressure on fears of rising ( U.S. ) interest rates. The funds have definitely been trimming down their [Asian] exposure. |
Over the last few days market trading has been very thin and there has not been much volatility to speak of. The index has been up maybe 30 points and down about 70. |
Sentiment in the market is still quite good thanks to a bounce in China Mobile and China Unicom, |
Sentiment in the market is still quite good thanks to a bounce in China Mobile and China Unicom. |
So investors prefer to trim their exposure to equities a bit and wait and see. |
Stocks are down slightly because investors are worried about two things, |
The company made some exceptional gains from its overseas operations, like the Australian transmission and distribution assets. The utility shows steady growth and has permitted returns. The higher power rates would help boost its development fund. |
The direction of the U.S. dollar: Since the economy shows signs of slowing, investors are worried that if the dollar weakens further it might affect equities and other US dollar-denominated investment vehicles. They are also worried about U.S. producer price figures for May. |