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Established in 1969, the Hang Seng Index is the benchmark stock market index, monitoring changes in 48 constituent blue chip stocks. It is maintained by Hang Seng Indexes Company, a unit of Hang Seng Bank, which is controlled by HSBC Group.
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Hong Kong stocks fall by most in 2 months on Fed inflation warning, oil jitters

Fed Chair says increases in tariffs are likely to stoke prices, with officials waiting to assess the impact when a truce expires on July 9.

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Israel launches air strikes targeting both nuclear and military sites and officials leading Iran’s nuclear programme.

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Economist Stephen Roach has said American investors have developed an “unwillingness” to distinguish Hong Kong from the rest of China. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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Losses trimmed the Hang Seng Index’s advance in May to about 5 per cent; Shouhui Group slumped 18 per cent in market debut.

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Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Hang Seng Index approached a two-month high on bets global trade relations and market sentiment will improve.

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