Hang Sang ends year up 39%
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index finishes the year up 39%, its biggest annual rise since 1999.
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China&#39;s economy was expected to grow by about nine percent this year, a senior official with the State Development and Reform Commission was quoted as saying by the Beijing News on Saturday.
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Inflation reached a 27-month high while figures for growth suggested that the broader economy was not yet overheating.
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The Philippine economy maintained its solid growth in the first nine months of the year as gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 6.5 percent, well on track of the governmentâs full-year target.
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Shares in Hong Kong were mostly higher Thursday as gains by mainland stocks outweighed losses in property issues. The Hang Seng Index added 16.
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Hong Kong&#39;s top share index hit a seven-month high on Monday, with both blue chips and China stocks gaining ground as markets rallied throughout the region.
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Chinaâs trade surplus rose to $26.9 billion in June, showing that demand for the countryâs goods remains strong despite concerns about their safety.
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Pernod Ricard, the liquor company, said full-year profit rose 30 percent on strengthened demand in Asia for higher-priced spirits and lower distribution costs for former Allied Domecq brands.
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'Substantial progress in the last year'
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WASHINGTON, August 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Fund managers this month boosted the proportion of assets held in cash to the highest level since March 2003 when a global stocks rebound began, said the Washington Post on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong&#39;s benchmark stock index completed a second year of gains, its first consecutive advance since 1996. Banks and developers rose in 2004&#39;s final trading day on optimism a rebound in the property market will be sustained.
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Annual profits at Standard Chartered are up 19%, helped by growth in Korea and new markets such as China.
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Asia&#39;s biggest stock exchange finished its final day of trading for 2004 Thursday on a high note, with stocks rallying to cap a year, during which the benchmark gained 7.6 percent on hopes Japan&#39;s economy is on a rebound.
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H.P.âs first-quarter net income grew 38 percent to $2.1 billion, as revenue climbed 13 percent to $28.5 billion, beating the muted expectations of Wall Street analysts.
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The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 171.88 points, or 1.22 percent, to 14,066.91. On Friday, the index had slipped 31.58 points, or 0.2 percent.
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A strong economy is expected to hand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra a solid majority Sunday.
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China's 500 largest firms have seen their combined profits rise 23% to $80.4bn last year, researchers find.