Shanghai stocks fell yesterday as brokerages and banks pulled back from gains made on speculation that authorities might soon announce the long-delayed launch of stock index futures.
Multinational companies' (MNC)'s hiring expectations have largely declined in the second quarter, after sustaining a high level for a long period, but are rising in some sectors, a recently released human resources (HR) report said.
Shanghai stocks rose sharply yesterday, led by a late surge in brokerages and banks, on speculation that authorities might soon announce the long-delayed launch of stock index futures.
W. L. Gore & Associate Inc, manufacturer of GORE-TEX and thousands of other advanced products, earlier this month announced it would construct a new 21,700-sq-m facility and also renovate 6,000 sq m of recently leased space in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. The Newark, Delaware-based firm's new $30 million facility would be located adjacent to its existing fabric and electronics manufacturing plant, which it opened in 2002 with a $10 million investment.
The telecom industry's restructuring is expected to strengthen China Unicom and China Telecom while weakening China Mobile, market insiders said.
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