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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HANG SENG INDEX

Name of a Hong Kong bank.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HANG SENG INDEX

Hang Seng Index  [hæŋ sɛŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANG SENG INDEX

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Hang Seng Index is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HANG SENG INDEX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hang Seng Index

The Hang Seng Index is a freefloat-adjusted market capitalization-weighted stock market index in Hong Kong. It is used to record and monitor daily changes of the largest companies of the Hong Kong stock market and is the main indicator of the overall market performance in Hong Kong. These 48 constituent companies represent about 60% of capitalisation of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. HSI was started on November 24, 1969, and is currently compiled and maintained by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank, one of the largest banks registered and listed in Hong Kong in terms of market capitalisation. It is responsible for compiling, publishing and managing the Hang Seng Index and a range of other stock indexes, such as Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Hang Seng China AH Index Series, Hang Seng China H-Financials Index, Hang Seng Composite Index Series, Hang Seng China A Industry Top Index, Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series and Hang Seng Total Return Index Series. Hang Seng in turn, despite being a public company, is held in majority by British financial firm HSBC.

Definition of Hang Seng Index in the English dictionary

The definition of Hang Seng Index in the dictionary is an index of share prices based on an average of 33 stocks quoted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANG SENG INDEX


ginseng
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANG SENG INDEX

Hangchow

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANG SENG INDEX

All-Ordinaries Index
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Nikkei index
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Synonyms and antonyms of Hang Seng Index in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Hang Seng Index» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANG SENG INDEX

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The translations of Hang Seng Index from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hang Seng Index» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恒生指数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Índice Hang Seng
570 millions of speakers

English

Hang Seng Index
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हैंग सेंग सूचकांक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مؤشر هانغ سنغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Индекс Hang Seng
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Índice Hang Seng
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হং সেনং সূচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

L´indice Hang Seng
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Indeks Hang Seng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hang Seng Index
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンセン指数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

항생 지수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hang Seng Index
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Chỉ số Hang Seng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹேங் செங் குறியீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हँग सेंग निर्देशांक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hang Seng Dizini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hang Seng Index
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hang Seng Index
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Індекс Hang Seng
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hang Seng Index
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Hang Seng Index
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Hangseng-indeks
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Hang Seng Index
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Hang Seng Index
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hang Seng Index

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANG SENG INDEX»

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Advances in Neural Networks - ISNN 2007: 4th International ...
First, the international stock price indexes prediction for four markets (New York Dow Jones Industrials Index, London Financial Time Index (FTSE-100), Tokyo Nikkei Index, and Hong Kong Hang Seng Index) [24] have been experimented for  ...
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Hedge Funds in Emerging Markets
Gordon de Brouwer. earnings ratios of Hong Kong stocks (see Figure 4.12), although this is not the only episode of volatility or extreme movement in Hong Kong's asset prices. The notion that fair value for the Hang Seng Index was 4,000 - as ...
Gordon de Brouwer, 2001
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Hang Seng Index: Tracker Fund of Hong Kong, H Share, Hang ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
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Neural Networks in Business Forecasting
Adding additional global knowledge by combining the KLSE and Hang Seng index and volume values with either the Nikkei or DJIA continues to improve the overall forecasting performance of the DBS 50 index forecasting neural network ...
G. Peter Zhang, 2004
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The Dragon and the Crown: Hong Kong Memoirs
The Hang Seng Index was first published in November 1969. It started out at 100 on 31 July 1964, which is the original base date of the Index. Since its inception, it has been the most widely quoted indicator of the general price movements in ...
Stanley S.K. Kwan, Nicole Kwan, 2008
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Applying Elliot Wave Theory Profitably
... global J1SB8 J0CJ21W 1t 2000 equity markets tumbled in response to the Russian debt crisis. I M.I HI 3.4 Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, monthly I Hil Hl, ,'{. 15 Use point 0 and point 5. 36 APPLYING ELLIOTT WAVE THEORY PROFITABLY.
Steven W. Poser, 2003
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China Stock Market Handbook
Mainland enterprises that have an H-share listing in Hong Kong will be eligible for inclusion in the Hang Seng Index (HSI) when they meet any one of the following conditions: (1) The H-share company has 100% of its ordinary share capital in ...
jshop.javvin.com, 2008
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Capital Markets, 2E
Gurusamy. HANG SENG INDEX The Hang Seng is the leading index for shares traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Started in 1969, the index consists of the 33 largest companies that trade on the exchange. The index is maintained by  ...
Gurusamy, 2009
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The Handbook of Equity Derivatives
The primary product complex is options and futures on the Hang Seng Index (HIS ); the HIS is a market-weighted average of 33 stocks accounting for approximately 75 percent of the total market value traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...
Jack Clark Francis, William W. Toy, J. Gregg Whittaker, 2000
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How to Select Investment Managers & Evaluate Performance: A ...
... Greece: FTSE/ASE 20 Index Greece: FTSE/ASE Midcap 40 Index Greece: FTSE/ASE Small Cap 80 Index Hong Kong: Hang Seng Index France: France: France: France: France: France: Hong Kong: Hang Seng Composite Index Hong Kong: ...
G. Timothy Haight, Glenn Ross, Stephen O. Morrell, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANG SENG INDEX»

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Stocks up slightly amid mixed earnings, volatile oil
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.5% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 0.4%. The Shanghai Composite rose for three sessions ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Asian Stocks Climb on Greece Bailout as Weaker Yen Buoys Japan …
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.4 percent and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 1.4 percent. Chinese economic growth may ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Chinese rebound fizzles as shares end lower - MarketWatch
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.41% was down 0.6%, after rebounding by over 7% in the last three trading days. “After the strong ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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Hedge Fund Creation Picks Japan Low-ROE Stocks in Trend Snub …
... price-to-earnings ratio of 16.3 times, compared with 16.2 times for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and 13.5 times for the Hang Seng Index. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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FBM KLCI beat the trend to close up 0.29%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.41% to close at 25,120.91 points while Korea's KOSPI index was down 0.11% at 2,059.23 points. Reuters ... «The Edge Markets, Jul 15»
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Hong Kong stocks fall as China slides, market ignores Greek deal
The Hang Seng index fell 0.4 percent to end the day at 25,120.91 points, while the China Enterprises Index lost 1.4 percent to close at ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Slowing Premium Car Sales Dents BMW China Venture Profits …
The benchmark Hang Seng Index slid 0.4 percent. The profit warning is the latest sign that demand in China for luxury cars is declining amid a ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Hang Seng, Shanghai positive at mid-day - The Standard
The benchmark Hang Seng index climbed by 55.04 points to 24,956.32 by the break on turnover of HK$69.80 billion. And china's benchmark Shanghai stock ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
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Hong Kong Hang Seng Up 2% On China Rally
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Friday rose 2.08%, as official mainland measures to boost the China equities markets appear to have ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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Hong Kong market up for second day as Beijing's measures curb …
The Hang Seng index rose 2.1% to end the day at 24,901.28 points, but was down 4.5% for the week in its biggest weekly decline since ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hang Seng Index [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hang-seng-index>. Apr 2024 ».
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