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Provided by Dow Jones By Joanne Chiu Hong Kong moved unexpectedly to raise taxes on share trading by 30%, putting a damper on the citys stock-exchange operator just as it was unveiling record annual sales and profits. A surge in trading and new listings has buoyed Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., which has grown to become the worlds largest exchange operator based on its own market valuation, and the fourth-biggest by value of companies listed on its exchang...

Hong Kong yesterday unveiled its first stamp-duty increase on stock trades since 1993, sparking a broad selloff in the US$7.6 trillion market and sending shares of the territory’s exchange to their biggest plunge in more than five years. The planned trading-tax increase to 0.13 percent from 0.10 percent was part of a raft of new measures announced in Hong Kong’s budget that included increased spending to help residents weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as the territory’s economy has plun...

World shares picked up Wednesday on positive economic data in Europe and as investors looked to a second day of testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for his outlook on economic stimulus.

路透新闻部 2 分钟阅读 Feb 18 (Reuters) - Shares of Asian stock exchanges have surged this year as trading volumes on regional bourses soared and stock prices hit record highs. According to data from World Federation of Exchanges, 19 major stock exchanges in Asia had a cumulative turnover of $5.5 trillion in January, the highest in six months. In January 2020, the turnover was just $2.7 trillion. Higher retail participation, particularly from people stuck at home due to pandemic lockdow...

(Feb 19): Hong Kong’s stock exchange is probing whether investors violated rules by placing multiple subscriptions to improve their odds of participating in the initial public offering of New Horizon Health Ltd. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd, through share registrar Tricor, has asked brokers involved in the IPO to provide the names and identity card numbers of retail investors alloted stocks, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not be identified discussing private inf...

Hong Kong’s stock exchange named Nicolas Aguzin, who heads JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s international private bank, as its new chief executive officer.

The proposed rule changes would effectively bar smaller companies hurt by the pandemic from listing, industry players say.

GameStop Frenzy Halts FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Surge - Index Up 0.8.% In January, After Blistering Start To Year Date 08/02/2021 Shares in the worlds largest exchange operating groups rose by 0.8% in January, with only 12 of the 32 constituents of the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index being in positive territory. The Index closed at 73,114.7 points, up from the December close of 72,499.8. The index set a new closing all-time high of 76,043.31 on 25 January 2021, before the excha...

Action Financial Services Declared Defaulter, Expelled by NSE Moneylife Digital Team  0 Mumbai-based Action Financial Services (India) Ltd (AFSL), a listed company, which in October last year closed its business, has been declared as defaulter member and expelled by the National Stock Exchange (NSE).   Similarly, NSE Clearing Ltd has also declared AFSL as defaulter. The exchange has also advised investors to file their claims within three months.    In a public notice, NSE says, "...Action...

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index hovered mere points away from the 30,000 level on Wednesday as mainland traders continued to flood the market with cash.