The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, tumbling more than 900 points or 3.5 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 23,250-point plateau and it may take further damage on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is broadly negative thanks to geopolitical concerns and poor earnings news. The European and U.S. markets were firmly lower and the Asian markets are tipped to open in similar fashion.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.