Friday, August 3, 2007

China's CSI 300 Index Rises for Fourth Straight Week; Merchants Bank Gains

(Bloomberg) -- China's stocks rose to a record, with
the key index posting a fourth weekly gain in a row. China
Merchants Bank Co. led gains among lenders and property
developers on speculation profits growth will be sustained.

``Average first-half corporate earnings will increase by
about 80 percent,'' said Fan Dizhao, who helps manage about $1.8
billion at Guotai Asset Management Co. in Shanghai. ``Lenders and
developers are among those industries that are expected to report
fastest earnings growth.''


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