CESC Index Report For October

Highlights

• Stock markets in Hong Kong and the Mainland generally rallied in October. Mainland A shares performed well, with CES A80 up 6.5 per cent from the previous month 
• Mainland-based blue chips were chased. CES 120, which tracks cross-border large-cap stocks, jumped 5.8 per cent. CES 280, which represents smaller stocks, surged 2.1 per cent 
• CES G10 fell 3.8 per cent as brokers became cautious in their outlook on Asian gaming stocks 
• Ministry of Finance’s US dollar sovereign bonds sold in Hong Kong were 10 times oversubscribed, with yields rivalling those of AAA-rated sovereign bonds 
• MSCI announced launch of “MSCI China A Inclusion Indexes” and said “MSCI China A Indexes” will be renamed “MSCI China A Onshore Indexes” next year 
• ADV of A-share index futures traded in Singapore fell 7 per cent from the previous month

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