[Continuous update] The Dow fell nearly a thousand points, Hong Kong stocks opened 370 points lower, lost 26400 points

Financial news

Written by: Zhang Weilun

2020-03-06 09:22

The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan continued to spread globally. HSBC Holdings (0005) had an employee diagnosis at its headquarters in London. The Japanese government announced yesterday that from next week, passengers entering China and South Korea will need to be quarantined for 14 days. As the epidemic continued to worsen, investor panic rose again. The VIX index rose 23.9% to close at 39.62. The three major US indexes all recorded a decline of more than 3%, and the Dow Jones index jumped 969 points. Under the turbulent situation of the global stock market, "Hong Kong 01" will follow up the stock market and the latest development of the foreign exchange market throughout the day.

[09:21] Hong Kong stocks open 370 points lower

US stocks fell, Asia Pacific fell. The market opened lower this morning. The Hang Seng Index opened 370 points lower at 26397 points. The H-Share Index last opened at 10558 points and opened 169 points lower.

[09:08] Hong Kong stocks ADR opens lower at 347 points

US stocks plunged, Hong Kong stocks went down in American Depositary Receipts (ADR), HSBC Holdings (0005) closed at HK $ 50.87, down 1.8% from Hong Kong's closing price, and China Mobile (0941) closed at HK $ 61.74, closing at HK $ 61.74 The closing price was 1.22%. Tencent Holdings (0700) was equivalent to a closing price of RMB401.65, 1.1% lower than the closing price in Hong Kong. Hong Kong stocks are expected to open 347 points lower this morning.

[09:01] US dollar gold prices go up

The US dollar strengthened during the Asian-Pacific trading session. It was last reported at 106.23, up 0.07% against the Japanese yen, and 0.9462, up 0.06% against the Swiss franc. The Australian dollar was last reported at 0.6608, down 0.09%. The euro was last reported at 1.1218, down 0.12. %. The pound was last up 1.2% against the US dollar at 1.2955, and the dollar was up 0.73% against the South Korean won at 1,189.88.

Gold prices rose, with New York gold futures at $ 1,676 per ounce, up 0.48%; spot gold at $ 1,674.1, up 0.11%.

Oil prices trended individually, with New York oil futures at US $ 46.06 per barrel, up 0.35%; Brent oil futures at US $ 49.99 per barrel, down 2.23%.

[08:52] Asia Pacific stocks fall early

The Asia-Pacific stock market fell in the early stages. The Nikkei index fell 282 points and the latest report was 21046 points. The South Korea ’s KOSPI index last reported 2048 points and fell 36 points. 115 points.

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