Geoff Lewis looks at the performance of the Hong Kong equity market and how growing links with China will affect it in the future
Many international investors have been surprised at the disappointing performance of the Hong Kong equity market this year, down 13.6% in the first six months. So far, there has been little sign of a strong liquidity-driven bounce in the Hang Seng on account of falling US interest rates. The main opportunities for investors in the Hong Kong equity market in the next few years will arise from the growing links to China, and the major changes which this will have on the structure of the Hong Kong market. In its quest for precious dollars to modernise and meet the challenge posed by th...
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