HONG KONG, May 19 (Reuters) - By 0231 GMT, the benchmark Hang
Seng Index was down 1.92 percent at 19,567.11, its lowest
level in more than three months.
The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks had fallen 2.24 percent to 11,170.32.
Here are some of the stocks on the move:
* Europe-focused fashion retailer Esprit fell as much as 5.2 percent to its lowest level in more than eight months, erasing all its gains on Tuesday, on persistent fears that the uncertain economic situation in Europe could hurt demmand and the company's overseas sales.
By 0231 GMT, the stock was down 5 percent.
* Macau casino operator SJM Holdings, flagship company of gambling tycoon Stanley Ho, rose 4.2 percent after the firm said its net profit for the first quarter of 2010 more than quintupled to HK$760 million ($97.47 million) .
(Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by Ken Wills and Jonathan Hopfner)
((suilee.wee@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6314; Reuters Messaging: suilee.wee.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: 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 ($1=6.826 Yuan) ($1=7.797 Hong Kong Dollar) 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.
The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks had fallen 2.24 percent to 11,170.32.
Here are some of the stocks on the move:
* Europe-focused fashion retailer Esprit fell as much as 5.2 percent to its lowest level in more than eight months, erasing all its gains on Tuesday, on persistent fears that the uncertain economic situation in Europe could hurt demmand and the company's overseas sales.
By 0231 GMT, the stock was down 5 percent.
* Macau casino operator SJM Holdings, flagship company of gambling tycoon Stanley Ho, rose 4.2 percent after the firm said its net profit for the first quarter of 2010 more than quintupled to HK$760 million ($97.47 million) .
(Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by Ken Wills and Jonathan Hopfner)
((suilee.wee@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6314; Reuters Messaging: suilee.wee.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: 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 ($1=6.826 Yuan) ($1=7.797 Hong Kong Dollar) 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.
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