Why is Hong Kong Hang Seng Index drop so much on Monday 5 Nov 2007? The Hang Seng Index dropped 5.01 % (more than 1500+) on last monday. How had the China Premier Wen JiaBao speech scare away the investors? What are the reasons upon hearing the speech they are "running away"?

Is there any way to trade the Hang Seng index on the US market? I've noticed that very often the Asian Market follows the US market's previous day's results, am watching to see how often this happens. What a trading advantage it would be to be able to predict with fair accuracy what will happen in Asia and be able to trade accordingly. Any ideas?

Hang Seng Index? anyone knows where to find historical data of Hang Seng Index ? I want to have year end closing index from the year when Hang Seng Index launched please.

Does anyone know much about the Hang Seng? Index? Especially this....HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. will enter the key Hang Seng index on December 2. ???? If so, please tell me about it???? The index looks like a strong buy at the MOO

Hang Seng Index and China? Can anybody tell me what the up to date position is with China relaxing its regulation to allow Chinese investors to invest in other markets other than mainland China, initially the Hang Seng? In the late summer China announced that this was to go ahead and then in November it stated it was reviewing the procedure but I have not heard anymore. Up to date information would be appreciated.

I would like to trade in Dow Jones and Hang Seng Index. Does anyone know of any overseas online broker?

Why is the Hang Seng Index flat between 12:30PM and 2:30PM? ? Link: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=%5EHSI#symbol=%5EHSI;range=1d

When is the best time to get the stock index? I need to do a daily stock-watch report at 4pm Bangkok time, but the indices change so often. My boss told me to get the index at the closest closing time. Do you have any information on these indices? Nikkei 225. Topix. Hang Seng. CSI 300 Taiex. S&P/ASX 200 MSCI Asia Paciffic Dow Johns. NASDAQ.

How do you pronounce Hang Seng? It is a stock market index in Hong Kong. So it is hang like "hang in there" or hang like "Hong Kong". Does it have a strong "A" like "A-Team" or an "A" sound like in "Awful"?

Why japans stock index nikkie falling since 1990 contineously? If compared with other world stock indices like dow jones, hang seng it is found that nikkie is falling every year. it came down from 38000 to 16000. I cant understand why this happened.

why japans stock index nikkie falling since 1990 contineously? If compared with other world stock indices like dow jones, hang seng it is found that nikkie is falling every year. it came down from 38000 to 16000. I cant understand why this happened.

What does 1pt in the stock market index represent? For example, the Dow Jones is at around 13000, Hang Seng is at 27000. What does it represent?

Ways To Take a Leveraged Short Position on China? Ways To Take a Leveraged Short Position on China Many people have asked me how to get short the Chinese market using maximum leverage and the only products I can think of are these: FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Futures & Options Hang Seng China H - Financials Index Futures Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (H-Shares) Index Futures & Options You can see from the average daily volume numbers (April 2007) that the liquidity is nothing to write home about, except maybe for the H-shares Index Futures (the H - Financials Index Futures just started trading on April 16 - early days). If you have an account at Interactive Brokers, you should have access to these products. I’m not recommending you take a leveraged short position in any of these markets, just as I don’t recommend standing in front of a loaded freight train going 100 miles per hour. Anyone have any brighter ideas than these?

Commodities & Indices Futures Charts? Is there a website that has free charts for the following: NY Gold, FTSE 100, Nifty Fifty Index (India), Dax Index (Germany), Nikkei 225 Index (Japan), SMI (Switzerland), Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong), S&P 500 Index (USA). At the moment I have to rely on lots of different websites. Cheers.

Stock Market History? I need historical performance data for the major stock market indices since each one began (daily or monthly close figures) or at least 100 years worth . I need the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index, the British FTSE 100, the French CAC 40, the German DAX, the Japanese Nikkei 225, the Indian Sensex and the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index. Does anyone know where i can get hold of this data (reliable source needed)? Thanks

Does anyone know when the stock market will crash? when the stock market will crash? Dow Jone, KLCI, Nikkie 225, Hang Seng, Strait Times Index.

what time does the stock markets in europe,asia open and close EST? I know what time the NYSE opens and closes but I can never seem to find the exact times for the stock markets in Europe and asia opens and closes. I mean like Nikkei 225,ftse,hang seng,french cac 40 index and lastly the shanghai index composite? Thanks a bunch. I like to keep up with global markets even when the NYSE closes

What does "underwhelmed" mean in? Investors in Hong Kong-based Lenovo are underwhelmed. A few months ago, Lenovo got booted off the Hang Seng Index, Hong Kong's equivalent to the Dow.

What are the advantages & disadvantages of INDEX ETF and INDEX FUND? Which one is better? Which is the best index to follow? Dow Jones Industrial Average Standard & Poor's 500 Nasdaq Composite Wilshire 5000 Total Market Russell 2000 Fortune 500 Value Line FTSE 100 - United Kingdom Hang Seng - Hong Kong Nikkei - Japan DAX - Germany Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) - Canada CAC 40 - France

How can I calculate market return on a stock index ? How to choose risk free rate and calculate cost of debt? 1) I'm doing a valuation analysis of a specific stock listed on Hang Seng Index. To derive the cost of equity, I have to calculate the market return. However, the return from Aug 2006 to Aug 2007 is as high as 33%. I think it is better to use an average, say 10 years or 15 years average index return. Is that right? Or how can I adjust the 1-year market return from Aug 2006-Aug 2007? 2) In choosing the risk free rate, I chose the 10-year HK government bond, is that OK? 3) In finding cost of debt, what kind of debt should I use? The company hasn't issued any corporate bonds, so should I look for the recent bank loan interest rate?

Is the long predicted US economic crash here or just another bump in the road? http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/world-markets-tumble-economy-fears_443535_49.html TOKYO -- Stocks fell sharply worldwide Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the U.S. government's stimulus plan to prevent a recession. U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but the downbeat mood from last week's market declines there circled through Europe, Asia and Canada. The U.K. benchmark FTSE-100 dropped 4.7% to 5,625.20; France's CAC-40 Index plunged 5.9% to 4,793.39, while Germany's blue-chip DAX 30 slumped 6.74% to 6,821.42. In Asia, India's benchmark stock index tumbled 7.4%, while Hong Kong's blue-chip Hang Seng index plummeted 5.5% to 23,818.86, its biggest percentage drop since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Canadian stocks fell as well, with the S&P/TSX composite index on the Toronto Stock Exchange down 4.8%. In Brazil, stocks plunged 6.9% on the main index of Sao Paulo's Bovespa exchange. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/business_markets_canada_stocks_col TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index fell for a fifth straight session on Monday, diving more than 4 percent in its biggest intraday drop in seven years, amid concern about the health of the U.S. economy. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2007/12/21/4735871-sun.html By KATHLEEN HARRIS, NATIONAL BUREAU OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is warning Canadians to brace for fiscal belt-tightening as a looming economic collapse in the U.S. threatens to make waves north of the border. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0111fbi-phonebills0111.html Jan. 11, 2008 12:00 AM WASHINGTON - Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay phone bills on time. A Justice Department audit released Thursday blamed the lost connections on the FBI's lax oversight of money used in undercover investigations. In one office alone, unpaid costs for wiretaps from one phone company totaled $66,000. In at least one case, a wiretap used in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act investigation "was halted due to untimely payment," the audit found. FISA wiretaps are used in the government's most sensitive and secretive criminal and intelligence investigations, and allow eavesdropping on suspected terrorists or spies

Do you think the stock market is going to crash tomorrow? Stocks fell sharply worldwide Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the U.S. government's stimulus plan to prevent a recession. U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but the downbeat mood from last week's market declines there circled through Europe, Asia and the Americas. Britain's benchmark FTSE-100 slumped 5.5 percent to 5,578.20, France's CAC-40 Index tumbled 6.8 percent to 4,744.15, and Germany's blue-chip DAX 30 plunged 7.2 percent to 6,790.19. In Asia, India's benchmark stock index tumbled 7.4 percent, while Hong Kong's blue-chip Hang Seng index plummeted 5.5 percent to 23,818.86, its biggest percentage drop since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Hi, what is the best stock prediction software for major indices...especailly intra day or daily futures? I'm new to financial spread betting and just wondering...is there any software which predicts stock index movement of major world indices...like dow, ftse or hang seng etc. Any help/thought will be much appreciated...thanks : )

help me find a forex broker with unlimited demo account (no time limit).? i am looking for a forex broker that has a platform i can demo with all of the following: - real time charting - demo does not expire - global indices are available to watch, hang seng, nikkei, all ordinaries, dax, etc etc - futures is a plus thanks for your help!

about economics! click here!? Can i ask how does a currency play role in a country. Stronger currency means prosperous country? I'm wondering, 1 kuwait dinar= almost 2 euro. where japanese yen is almost devalued. how is that? i'm really curious. and the higher the value of a stock market index, that means it has more listings or it has more wealth... i saw that nikkei for now has 7,800+ value while dow has 8,000+; how about brazil which is 48,000? and hang seng? 14,000? how's that?