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 | A man walks past a Hang Seng Index display at a bank in Hong Kong Friday, June 16, 2006. Hong Kong shares rose sharply Friday, led by heavyweights China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd., HSBC and CNOOC Ltd., following gains on Wall Street overnight. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 407.57 points, or 2.64 percent, to 15,842.65. The surge followed a 1.8 percent rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average overnight and a 2.8 percent jump in the Nasdaq Composite Index. click to open  |  | Residents queue up outside a bank for a copy of the prospectus for the initial public offering of China Construction Bank in Hong Kong October 14, 2005. China Construction Bank, the third largest mainland lender and due to raise as much as $8.15 billion in what is set to be the world's largest IPO this year, will focus on personal banking and fee-based business after going public, it said on Thursday. click to open |  | Pedestrians walk past a branch of China Construction Bank (CCB) in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 14, 2005. CCB, the mainland's fourth-largest bank in terms of assets, said Thursday it has set a price range of HK$1.90 to HK$2.40 (US$ 0.24 to 0.3, euro 0.2 to 0.25 ) per share for its initial public offering in Hong Kong expected to be the world's biggest IPO this year. The bank, which is the first of China's big state-owned bank to list shares overseas, plans to sell 26 billion H shares, which are expected to raise HK$50.3 billion to HK$63.6 billion (US$6.5 billion to US$8.2 billion; euro5.4 billion to 6.8 billion). click to open |  | A bank staff distributes copies of the prospectus for the first day public offering of China Construction Bank in its branch in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 14, 2005. China Construction Bank said Thursday it has set a price range of HK$1.90 to HK$2.40 (24 to 31 US cents; 20 to 31 euro cents) per share for its initial public offering in Hong Kong _ expected to be the world's biggest IPO this year. The bank, the first of China's big state-owned banks to list shares overseas, plans to sell 26.48 billion shares to raise HK$50.3 billion to HK$63.6 billion (US$6.5 billion to US$8.2 billion; euro5.4 billion to euro6.8 billion). click to open |  | Bank staffs distribute copies of the prospectus for the first day public offering of China Construction Bank in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 14, 2005. China Construction Bank, said Thursday it has set a price range of HK$1.90 to HK$2.40 (24 to 31 US cents; 20 to 31 euro cents) per share for its initial public offering in Hong Kong _ expected to be the world's biggest IPO this year. The bank, the first of China's big state-owned banks to list shares overseas, plans to sell 26.48 billion shares to raise HK$50.3 billion to HK$63.6 billion (US$6.5 billion to US$8.2 billion; euro5.4 billion to euro6.8 billion). click to open |  | Mainland Chinese tourists look at a gold bracelet at a jewelry shop in Hong Kong Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005. The stores and tourism officials are thrilled with the new visitors, who have played a key role in revving up Hong Kong's once-slumping economy. The retailers are especially ecstatic now as mainland tourists stream in during China's 'Golden Week' a national holiday that encourages Chinese to crack open their swelling bank accounts for a spasm of traveling and splurging. click to open |  | Mainland Chinese tourists look at gold bracelet at a jewelry shop in Hong Kong Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005. The stores and tourism officials are thrilled with the new visitors, who have played a key role in revving up Hong Kong's once-slumping economy. The retailers are especially ecstatic now as mainland tourists stream in during China's 'Golden Week' a national holiday that encourages Chinese to crack open their swelling bank accounts for a spasm of traveling and splurging. click to open |  | Chairman of China's Lenovo Group Ltd. Yang Yuanqing, right, and Chief Executive Officer Steve Ward attend an annual general meeting in Hong Kong Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005. Lenovo will give investors their first look at how it is handling the daunting task of integrating International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) former personal computer business when it issues its fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday. click to open |  | Chairman of China's Lenovo Group Ltd. Yang Yuanqing, right, and Chief Executive Officer Steve Ward attend an annual general meeting in Hong Kong Tuesday Aug. 9, 2005. Lenovo will give investors their first look at how it is handling the daunting task of integrating International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) former personal computer business when it issues its fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday. click to open |  | Chairman of China's Lenovo Group Ltd. Yang Yuanqing, left, and Chief Executive Officer Steve Ward attend an annual general meeting in Hong Kong Tuesday Aug. 9, 2005. Lenovo will give investors their first look at how it is handling the daunting task of integrating International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) former personal computer business when it issues its fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday. click to open |
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