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HANG SENG INDEX (^HSI)
| Previous close | 17,763.03 |
| Open | 17,760.68 |
| Volume |
| Day's range | 17,740.62 - 18,217.82 |
| 52-week range | 14,794.16 - 20,361.03 |
| Avg. volume | 2,746,398,343 |
The TelegraphGazprom swings to £5bn loss in blow to Putin
Russian natural gas giant Gazprom plunged to a loss of 629 billion roubles (£5.5bn) last year as its sales to Europe more than halved following Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.
Barrons.comHong Kong Stocks Jump and Japanese Yen Remains in Focus
Hong Kong stocks led the way higher in Asian trading on Thursday as markets returned from a midweek holiday, while elsewhere in Asia the Japanese yen remained in focus with the currency at historically weak levels. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index jumped 2.5% after trading was on pause on Wednesday. “The top story is renewed speculation that Bank of Japan intervened in foreign exchange markets after the yen spiked by nearly 3% late on in the U.S. session,” said Jim Reid, a strategist at Deutsche Bank.
Associated Press FinanceStock market today: Wall Street ticks higher to trim its losses for the week
With a meeting by the Federal Reserve out of the way, U.S. stocks are ticking higher Thursday as Wall Street waits for reports on profit at one of its most influential stocks and on the health of the country's job market. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in midday trading, a day after swinging sharply when the Federal Reserve said it's likely delaying cuts to interest rates but not planning to hike them. The bond market was also relatively quiet ahead of Friday's report from the U.S. government on how many jobs employers added last month.
