DUBAI, May 24 (Reuters) - Oman has temporarily halted a merger between HSBC 's operations in the Gulf Arab state and Oman International Bank due to a lawsuit against the British lender, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
HSBC 's flash estimate of China's PMI : 48.7, down from last month's 49.3. If the preliminary reading is confirmed on June 1, it will mark seven months of manufacturing contraction, bolstering the case for more stimulus. Post your comment!
* Key 7-day repo rate at 2.2308 pct, lowest since April 2011 * Ample liquidity offsets impact of net drain in open market * HSBC PMI falls to 48.7 in May from 49.3 in April By Chen Yixin...
HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares were set to open lower on Thursday, with Chinese banks soft ahead of the HSBC China May flash PMI expected later in the day, which could offer fresh...
dragged down in widespread sell-off of risk assets * Aluminium dips below $2,000/T for first time since Dec. * Coming up: HSBC /Markit Flash China Manufacturing PMI Thurs. By Chris Kelly and Harpreet Bhal NEW YORK/LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Copper
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of all, this fund is dominated by high-quality global firms such as Vodafone ( VOD ), British American Tobacco ( BTI ), HSBC ( HBC ), and GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ). In fact, large-cap U.K. equities (in pound sterling) are actually less volatile
HONG KONG, May 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares fell for a fourth consecutive day on Monday, dragged lower by weakness in HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank, as investors look for concrete measures to keep debt-crippled Greece in the euro zone.
HONG KONG, May 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares slid another 1.3 percent on Friday, inflicting a second consecutive weekly loss of more than 5 percent as escalating Europe woes dragged down financial...