Despite occasional bad news, hot money is still flowing into the local market as shown by the healthy turnover and with the index going beyond the 18,000 mark.

The investors really made a profit on those, Bank of Communications, or CCB.

Competition is increasing and people are expecting prices to come down.

Everybody expects HSBC to report growth in earnings, but whether it is a single or double-digit increase it is something that is keenly awaited.