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               HANG SENG INDEX  UPDATES H ang Seng Index once hit the peak of 24,872 today but eventually closed at 24,497, down 121 pts or 0.49%. Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 136 pts or 1.2% to 11,137. Market turnover declined to $80.166 billion. TENCENT (00700.HK)    -1.600 (-1.108%)       Short selling $208.73M; Ratio 9.267%      faded 1.1% and finished at $142.8 at close as Facebook and Twitter posted worse-than-expected results. KINGDEE INT'L (00268.HK)    -0.170 (-4.658%)       Short selling $294.20K; Ratio 0.208%      sagged 4.7%. HKEX (00388.HK)    -2.800 (-1.315%)       Short selling $223.58M; Ratio 14.246%      retreated 1.3%. A-share ETFs weakened, with CSOP A50 ETF (02822.HK)    -0.380 (-2.691%)       Short selling $967.27M; Ratio 40.897%      and X ISHARES A50 (02823.HK)    -0.320 (-2.589%)       Short selling $523.37M; Ratio 22.534%      falling 2.7% and 2.6% respectively. HS H-SHARE ETF (02828.HK)    -1.400 (-1.217%)       Short selling $99.31M; Rati

Market Indexes AS 29/07/2015 Index Last Day High Day Low Change %Change Time (HKT) Hang Seng Index 24,619.45 24,718.64 24,444.47 + 115.51 + 0.47% 2015-07-29 16:01 Hang Seng Finance Sub-index 34,864.77 34,973.45 34,597.79 + 260.70 + 0.75% 2015-07-29 16:01 Hang Seng Utilities Sub-index 52,566.32 52,747.21 52,403.22 + 29.26 + 0.06% 2015-07-29 16:01 Hang Seng Properties Sub-index 33,525.76 33,703.00 33,428.10 - 35.07 - 0.10% 2015-07-29 16:01 Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Sub-index 13,972.29 14,046.82 13,847.60 + 46.63 + 0.33% 2015-07-29 16:01 Hang Seng China Enterprises Index 11,273.69 11,337.74 11,145.25 + 100.65 + 0.90% 2015-07-29 16:01 Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index 4,385.72 4,422.59 4,346.37 + 19.90 + 0.46% 2015-07-29 16:01 Hang Seng China H-Financials Index 17,658.11 17,746.66 17,406.04 + 139.93 + 0.80% 2015-07-29 16:01 Top 10 Stocks by Turnover Code Name Nominal Change % Change Time (HKT) 00700 TENCENT 144.400 - 2.100 - 1.43 % 2015-07-2

Crude oil prices dipped in Asia on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest industry crude and refined products stocks estimate data released late overnight in the U.S. and the tone of the Federal Reserve statement ahead. Industry group the American Petroleum Institute said that crude stocks fell fell 1.9 million barrels, while distillate stocks rose 4.3 million barrels last week in its weekly report on U.S. crude   stockpiles. Gasoline data was not immediately available. A separate government report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday could show that crude inventories fell mildly by 0.4 million barrels for the week that ended on July 24. Last week, the EIA reported that U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose by 2.5 million barrels for the week ending on July 27, pushing inventory levels nationwide to 463.9 million, the highest level at this time of year in at least 80 years. Analysts expected a weekly draw of 2.2 million. On the New York Mercantile E

  GM TO DOUBLE  THE SHARE BY 2020  General Motors Co  will invest $1 billion in the next few years to turn operations in India into a new global auto manufacturing and export hub aimed at boosting sales in fast-growing emerging markets, top executives said on Wednesday. The investment is part of GM's plan to invest $5 billion over several years to develop a global family of Chevrolet vehicles with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), the state-owned Chinese automaker that is GM's primary partner in China. GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said at a briefing in New Delhi that the investment in India was expected to create 12,000 jobs at the company and its suppliers in Asia's third-largest economy. GM will also launch 10 new domestically manufactured vehicles in India over the next five years in a push to double its market share in the country by 2020, Stefan Jacoby, GM's chief of international operations, told a news conference. GM sold 56,700 v

                                                        HONG KONG STOCKS NEWS 29/07/15 On the eve of the futures settlement day, Hang Seng Index finished at 24,619, up 115 pts or 0.47%. As Shanghai Composite Index recorded a bounce, Hang Seng China Enterprises Index advanced 100 pts or 0.9% to 11,273. Market turnover shrank to $85.989 billion ahead of the release of the Fed' policy meeting results.  TENCENT (00700.HK)    -2.100 (-1.433%)       Short selling $274.79M; Ratio 8.395%      dragged the market down by a 1.4% drop to $144.4. HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)    +0.700 (+1.017%)       Short selling $38.91M; Ratio 6.116%      , about to release its interim results next Monday, jumped another 1% higher to $69.55. CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK)    +1.100 (+1.125%)       Short selling $182.07M; Ratio 13.116%      perked up 1.1% and HKEX (00388.HK)    +1.800 (+0.852%)       Short selling $200.15M; Ratio 12.777%      edged higher by 0.9%.  Chinese financials traded mixed. ICBC (01398.HK)