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Don't Go Looking For Love (Or Value) With These ETFs
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 9:24am | 501It could be the very definition of a value trap. The Shanghai Composite, the benchmark equity gauge for mainland Chinese stocks, has plunged over the past year. However, that does not mean Chinese A-shares are inexpensive. Rather, the opposite is true. “Even after a 40 percent tumble in the...
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Asian, European Stocks Gain Ground As Brent Crude Tops The $50 Mark
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 8:15am | 227Asian stocks closed mostly higher during Thursday's trading session on no notable news and heading into a long weekend in the United States. India's Mumbai Sensex index was a notable outperformer as some of the country's largest companies reported positive earnings which boosted investor confidence...
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Bears Backing Away From A-Shares Could Jolt This ETF
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 3:32pm | 650Over the past three months, the Shanghai Composite, the benchmark index for onshore Chinese equities or A-shares, has tumbled 24.7 percent. That has made U.S.-listed A-shares exchange-traded funds, namely the Deutsche X-Trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSE: ASHR), favored targets of...
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China A-Shares ETFs On Volatile Ride
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 12:19pm | 578Mainland Chinese stocks are quickly becoming an enticing alternative to Hong Kong-listed stocks. As China continues to open its doors to international investors, the ability to invest in some of the country's fastest-growing companies is now available. The Shanghai Composite is up 40...
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Chinese Stocks End Tuesday Trading Slightly Higher
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 6:27am | 261The SSE Composite Index of Chinese stocks moved back and forth between positive and negative territory for much the Tuesday trading session, before ending the day with a slight gain. The index of Chinese stocks traded in Shanghai opened at 2,928.30, which was slightly above its closing level of 2,...
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Asian Markets Fall On Chinese Manufacturing
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 1:00am | 89Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday after a weaker-than-expected reading on Chinese manufacturing left investors worried that the recovery may be stalling. China's factories scaled back production in May and eased back on hiring in a response to a drop in new orders. However, the Asian region received...
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Asian Markets Follow Wall Street's Drop
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 5:42am | 108Asian markets declined on Monday as investors sold banking and metals stocks after the hefty Friday losses on Wall Street. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index fell 0.6% to 20598.55, declining lower for the ninth time in ten sessions, with China's Shanghai Composite down 1.1% to 3094.41 and Japan's Nikkei...
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Asian Markets Rally Post Christmas
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 11:53am | 144Markets seem to be in a cheerful mood post Christmas, with most Asian markets opening higher on Monday. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 1.3% to 10634.23, marking its strongest closing since late August, with Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) and Tokyo Electron (OTC: TOELY.PK) leading the gains due to stable...