HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks gained Tuesday, with Chinese banking stocks leading the advance following overnight gains on Wall Street. Refiners and related energy firms such as China Petroluem & Chemical Corp. ( Sinopec) and Cnooc Ltd. rose following a surprise hike in retail Chinese gasoline prices. The Hang Seng Index added 1.7% to 18,842.45, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index climbed 2.1% to 11,218.38.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news. ...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy prices fell across the board on Wednesday as Wall Street bet on bearish petroleum supply data due out later this morning. The NYSE Arca Oil Index fell 0.9% to 940. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index subtracted 1% to 43...
Energy stocks sustain a broad-based pullback, with weekly data on U.S. petroleum inventories and the action in crude-oil futures helping color trading in sector. ...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks posted losses in early action on Thursday. The NYSE Arca Index fell 0.3% to 929. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index fell 0.6% to 435. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index subtracted 0.5% to 167. Market Pulse Sto...
