HONG KONG, March 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares on Friday
ended near an eight-week closing high posted in the middle of
this week, while investors were sidelined by worries Beijing may
further tighten liquidity by lifting bank reserve ratios.
Europe-focused retailer Esprit fell 3.2 percent on renewed fears about Greece's debt problems.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended up 0.2 percent at 21,370, near Wednesday's 21,284 closing level, the highest since Jan. 19. The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks was up 0.4 percent.
((Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis))
((jun.ebias@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6537; Reuters Messaging: jun.ebias.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Pan-Asia...... Japan........ S.Korea.... S.E. Asia............ Hong Kong... Taiwan..... Australia/NZ......... India....... China...... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street........... Gold......... Currency.. Eurostocks........... Oil........... JP bonds... ADR Report.......... LME metals.. US bonds... Stocks News US... Stocks News Europe... DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Taiwan diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt Hong Kong Dollar LME price overview Keywords: MARKETS HONGKONG STOCKS (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Europe-focused retailer Esprit fell 3.2 percent on renewed fears about Greece's debt problems.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended up 0.2 percent at 21,370, near Wednesday's 21,284 closing level, the highest since Jan. 19. The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks was up 0.4 percent.
((Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis))
((jun.ebias@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6537; Reuters Messaging: jun.ebias.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Pan-Asia...... Japan........ S.Korea.... S.E. Asia............ Hong Kong... Taiwan..... Australia/NZ......... India....... China...... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street........... Gold......... Currency.. Eurostocks........... Oil........... JP bonds... ADR Report.......... LME metals.. US bonds... Stocks News US... Stocks News Europe... DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Taiwan diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt Hong Kong Dollar LME price overview Keywords: MARKETS HONGKONG STOCKS (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
