Friday, June 22, 2007

China Stocks Slide on Interest Rate Speculation: World's Biggest Mover

(Bloomberg) -- China's shares fell the most in
almost three weeks on speculation the government will raise
interest rates to tame a stock-market boom and cool the economy.
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. paced the decline.

``It's Friday,'' said Sun Chao, an analyst at Citic
Securities Co. in Shanghai. ``People are always worried that the
government will announce some negative news over the weekend,
such as interest rate hikes.''


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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