HANG SENG INDEX (^HSI)
| Previous close | 17,763.03 |
| Open | 17,760.68 |
| Volume |
| Day's range | 17,740.62 - 18,217.82 |
| 52-week range | 14,794.16 - 20,361.03 |
| Avg. volume | 2,746,398,343 |
Barrons.comHong Kong Stocks Jump and Japanese Yen Remains in Focus
Hong Kong stocks led the way higher in Asian trading on Thursday as markets returned from a midweek holiday, while elsewhere in Asia the Japanese yen remained in focus with the currency at historically weak levels. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index jumped 2.5% after trading was on pause on Wednesday. “The top story is renewed speculation that Bank of Japan intervened in foreign exchange markets after the yen spiked by nearly 3% late on in the U.S. session,” said Jim Reid, a strategist at Deutsche Bank.
BloombergHong Kong Stocks March Into Bull Market as Global Money Returns
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Associated Press FinanceStock market today: Wall Street opens higher, trimming its losses for the week
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street to trim their losses for the week. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in early trading Thursday, a day after swinging sharply when the Federal Reserve said it’s likely delaying cuts to interest rates, but not planning to raise them. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 224 points, and the Nasdaq composite was up 1%.
