Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Shanghaied by Shanghai! Shanghai’s key stock index is enduring unprecedented volatility after registering its biggest weekly loss since February. Today, the Shanghai Index rebounded and ended above 2,900 points after yesterday’s slide. On Monday China’s main stock index tumbled another 5.8%, leaving it down 16% for the month. At the end of last week, Shanghai [...]

Shanghai’s key stock index dropped more than two percent today as investors took profits after a central bank announcement said it may fine-tune the macroeconomic policy. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 2.11 percent, or 72.17 points, to close at 3,365.33 points. The Shanghai market is still up approximately 88% from last year’s lows. Corporate [...]