It was profit taking from yesterday's 100-point gain, ... At HK$2.5 billion the volume was extremely thin ahead of the Christmas holiday.

This special dividend is also very attractive for investors. Looking ahead, we're concerned the changes proposed under the scheme of control would have an impact on their business.

Financials are proving resilient because of a fall in the size of bad loans worldwide,

Sentiment in the market is still quite good thanks to a bounce in China Mobile and China Unicom.

Sentiment in the market is still quite good thanks to a bounce in China Mobile and China Unicom,

Most of the markets in the region are also under selling pressure on fears of rising ( U.S. ) interest rates. The funds have definitely been trimming down their [Asian] exposure.