Investment 27/3/2024

On the eve of futures settlement, the Hang Seng Index opened 74 points higher at 16,548 points, then fell 21 points to 16,452 points. It strengthened in the afternoon, and the increase once expanded by 255 points to 16,728 points. It rose 144 points or 0.87% throughout the day to 16,618 points. point. The technology index rose 34 points, or 0.99%, to 3,471 points. Main board transaction volume was HK$108.6 billion. 

As the Easter holiday approaches, Hong Kong stocks are expected to be relatively quiet. No special factors have been seen to cause the market to break through upward or downward. The Hang Seng Index is expected to remain depressed, hovering between 16,000 and 17,000 points. 

European stock markets performed well, with British, French and German stock markets closing higher by 0.17%, 0.41% and 0.67% respectively.

 The latest U.S. economic data showed mixed performance. U.S. stocks rebounded weakly on Tuesday. After the Dow opened 24 points higher, it rebounded up to 125 points, reaching a high of 39,439 points. The S&P 500 once rose 0.33%, and the Nasdaq, dominated by technology stocks, rose 0.56%; All three major U.S. stock indexes fell. 

At the close of the U.S. stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31 points, or 0.08%, to 39,282 points; the S&P Index fell 14 points, or 0.28%, to 5,203 points, marking its third consecutive day of losses; the Nasdaq fell 68 points, or 0.42%, to 5,203 points. It was quoted at 16,315 points.

 The U.S. dollar index once fell 0.2% to 104.012; the yen was in a mixed situation, falling 0.14% to a low of 151.21 per dollar.