Issue: April 10, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, May 23, 2013   

Volatile markets knock IPOs
High volatility in global equity markets dried up demand for local listings, which raised 40percent less capital in the first quarter from the same period a year back.



Auto supplier out to shock market
The nation's fourth-largest automobile shock absorber maker, China Vehicle Components Technology Holdings (1269), aims to double production capacity to 15 million units by the end of the year.

Two ripe for picking despite global uncertainty
The minutes from the meeting in March of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting gave no signals as to when or if the United States will launch a third round of quantitative easing.

Easter break fails to deter flat sales
A high level of deals shows that buying sentiment was not adversely affected during the Easter break.

Lending in March gathers momentum
New loans extended by mainland banks are likely to have topped 900 billion yuan (HK$1.1 trillion) in March, the highest this year, local media reported yesterday.

KDB to buy HSBC Korea branches
KDB Financial Group, South Korea's largest state-owned banking group, has agreed to buy the retail businesses of HSBC Holdings (0005) in the country to boost its deposit base.



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