Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Markets News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Hong Kong Herald.com http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/cat/ce9cf98a4a863704/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 18:39:17 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:39:17 -0400 30 China's gold bargain hunters suffered losses after the precious metal saw its price slump for seven consecutive trading days as of Friday.The most traded Comex gold contract, for June delivery, dropped 1.6 percent to close at $1,364.70 per ounce Friday, recording $109 losses in price during the last seven sessions. The huge drop may result in almost 10 percent in losses for China's gold ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214616355/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:37 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214616355/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Gold prices fell more than 5 percent last week as hints of a strengthening US economy and a winding down of US Federal Reserve's stimulus undermined faith in the precious metal.The most-traded December gold contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) plummeted 5.72 percent last week to close at 275.11 yuan ($44.81) per gram, or $1,393.75 per ounce. The plunge included a 1.1 percent loss ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214614815/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:58:18 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214614815/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Bourses on the Chinese mainland put another win under their belts Friday, and analysts speculate that A-shares can continue climbing in the days ahead provided sentiment holds up.The key Shanghai Composite Index surged 1.38 percent, or 31.06 points, to finish Friday at 2,282.87; while the Shenzhen Component Index added 2.04 percent, or 184.95 points, to end at 9,246.28.Combined turnover at the ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214614814/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:58:17 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214614814/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE), one of China's three futures exchanges, may introduce trading of thermal coal futures later than expected thanks to contract design problems, the China Energy News reported Sunday, citing an insider close to the matter.The ZCE modified the contract after exchange officials realized that they had overlooked blending practices routinely employed by ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214614813/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:58:16 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214614813/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 China's stock market will see 22.79 billion yuan's (3.68 billion US dollars) worth of locked-up shares become eligible for trade next week, according to data from bourses.A total of 1.82 billion non-tradable shares in 34 listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges will be released to the capital market after their lock-up agreements expire next week.Under China's ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214614446/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:07:30 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214614446/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 TOKYO | Sun May 19, 2013 2:40am EDT TOKYO May 19 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is planning to increase production of lithium-ion batteries by six times, as the automaker prepares to eventually use them in its flagship Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. Currently, most of Toyota's hybrid vehicles use nickel-metal hydride batteries but ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214611575/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:11 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214611575/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange slumped on Friday for the seventh consecutive session, as the dollar index jumped to nearly three-year highs and the latest data raised optimism about the US economic recovery.The most active gold contract for June delivery fell 22.2 dollars, or 1.6 percent, to settle at 1,364.7 dollars per ounce.The precious metal has lost ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214609092/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:33 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214609092/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 CARACAS May 3 (Reuters) - Venezuela's oil and fuel exports rose slightly in 2012 over the previous year even as crude production and refinery output slipped, the oil minister said on Friday, as the OPEC nation relied on imports to meet part of local fuel ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214604649/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:17:08 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214604649/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704