Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares climbed 2 per cent Wednesday in a second consecutive day of gains spurred by the recovery in the price of HSBC shares.
The blue-chip Hang Seng Index added 236.61 points, or 2.02 per cent, to close the day at 11,930.66. Turnover was 44.7 billion Hong Kong dollars (5.76 billion US dollars.)
The rise was led by a 1.99 per cent increase in HSBC shares which at the start of trading jumped 11.7 per cent higher, pulling the index up by 4.6 per cent in the opening minutes.
Indian equities on Monday (March 09) ended the day sluggishly on account of continued selling pressure, global weakness as unabated fears over further slump of US and European financial systems continued to weigh down investors response.
Realty, FMCG and realty stocks were the major losers of the day. BSE Realty, which was down by 3.21%, remained top losers among sectoral indices.
Nicosia, Mar. 11 : After three years of delays and at the time of a world-wide financial crisis, Syria launched its first stock exchange on Tuesday in an effort to liberalise the country''s largely state-controlled economy and provide a measure of freedom to the private firms.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares climbed 2 per cent Wednesday in a second consecutive day of gains spurred by the recovery in the price of HSBC shares.
Seoul - Shares surged 3.2 per ce
Indian equities on Monday (March 09) ended the day sluggishly on account of continued selling pressure, global weakness as unabated fears over further slump of US and European financial systems continued to weigh down investors response. 
Sydney - The big bounce
Nicosia, Mar. 11 : After three years of delays and at the time of a world-wide financial crisis, Syria launched its first stock exchange on Tuesday in an effort to liberalise the country''s largely state-controlled economy and provide a measure of freedom to the private firms.
