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Viewing cable 09HONGKONG115, HSBC Doubts Hurt Hang Seng

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09HONGKONG115 2009-01-16 12:13 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Hong Kong 
VZCZCXRO8830
RR RUEHCHI RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHGH RUEHHM RUEHNH RUEHVC
DE RUEHHK #0115 0161213
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 161213Z JAN 09
FM AMCONSUL HONG KONG
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6680
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
 
UNCLAS HONG KONG 000115 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/CM AND EEB/OMA, TREASURY FOR OASIA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
SUBJECT: HSBC Doubts Hurt Hang Seng 
 
ΒΆ1. The Hang Seng Index closed Friday, January 16 at 13,255.51, down 
12.55 points today with a daily trade of HKD 49 billion.  The Index 
continued its slide, falling 1121.93, or 7.8 percent, this week. 
Both Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs issued reports this week 
predicting HSBC, Hong Kong's biggest bank and the largest 
constituent stock on the Hang Seng Index, would need to raise 
capital to bolster its capital adequacy ratio.  HSBC shares dropped 
below HKD 65 this week, the bank's lowest level in the past decade. 
HIBOR remained low.  Overnight and one-week rates, as reported by 
Hang Seng Bank today, stood at 0.1 percent. One-month and 
three-month rates were 0.2 percent and 0.85 percent respectively.