With major central banks continuing their monetary easing programs, there has been a renewed influx of hot money into the financial markets. Speculative trading has led to currencies, bonds and precio ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-12
The Hang Seng Index tumbled to a low of 18,534 points last week amid worries over China's economic slowdown, slide in global oil prices and corporate earnings concerns. Some medium-term conservative i ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
China’s stock market mounted a four-day rally this week after a deep correction last Friday. On Thursday, the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.35 percent to close at 3,548 points. However, turnover ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-04
The coal and power sectors led the market rally on Tuesday. Coal plays were driven by news that the National Energy Administration intends to set up a consolidation fund. The market was also abuzz wit ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
China's four leading coal producers, including China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (01088.HK, 601088.CN) and China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. (01898.HK, 601898.CN), have teamed up to maintain coal prices by contr ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-31
China Coal Energy (601898.CN, 01898.HK) has decided to reduce its March contract prices by about 30 yuan (US$4.88) per metric ton for all types of thermal coal, with the price of benchmark 5,500-kiloc ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
China Shenhua Energy (601088.CN; 01088.HK) and China Coal Energy (601898.CN; 01898.HK), the country’s two major coal producers, posted sharply lower domestic sales in January compared with the previou ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-19
It came as a surprise but the cream of the Chinese dairy industry is about to be included in Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index. Hang Seng Indexes Co. Ltd. said Wednesday that China Mengniu Dairy Co., ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-13
Domestic coal producers are facing increased pressure to cut prices after the Bohai Rim Steam Coal Price Index fell following 11 straight weeks of gains, Beijing News reported Thursday. Steam coal dip ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-09
Hong Kong's benchmark index lost its momentum and dropped more than 500 points on Friday, after overseas equity markets performed disappointingly the previous day. The Hang Seng Index dived 522 points ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-03
Hong Kong's benchmark index saw a rather choppy trading session on the first trading day of 2014. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) dropped as much as 133 points in the morning session after HSBC released the ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-02
North Korea's anthracite coal exports to China rose 18 percent in November to US$121.45 million from the previous month, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday, citing data from Seoul-based Korea Interna ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-01
The Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Index ended the last trading session for 2013 on a high note, finishing the day 61 points, or 0.26 percent, up at 23,306. That result meant the index ended the year 6 ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-31
Hong Kong's stock market remained quiet on Monday, the last clearing day for 2013 for futures and other derivatives, with only a half-day session left for the year on Tuesday. The benchmark Hang Seng ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-30
