From robust economic data just reported on Wednesday to disappointing job data announced this Friday from US economic data, the situation has changed dramatically in the global markets showing less optimistic investors today. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed down 89.37 points, or 1.7 percent, at 5,121.81 while Germany's DAX sank 124.55 points, or 2.1 percent, to 5,930.08. The CAC-40 in France was 110.72 points, or 3.1 percent, lower at 3,446.62. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index remained even losing only 6.64, or less than 0.1 percent, to 19,780.07.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average slumped 220.15 points, the NASDAQ index dropped 33.54 points or 1.46 percent to 2,269.49 and the S&P 500 index, a broad measure of the market, shed 17.90 points or 1.62 percent to 1,084.93.
Investors expected 511,000 new jobs against the 431,000 reported by the Labor Department. Although, most of the jobs created were temporary at the government (census takers) which made the increase less encouraging. Investors couldn’t find support for a renewed recovering finance situation in Europe. Hungary's prime minister raised the prospect of a debt default, helping the euro tumble under 1.20 dollars for the first time in four years.
With Europe’s debt troubles hurting demands for exports from China and cautious investors in the US stock market, the China 100 stock index dropped 28.52 points or 3.06% to 831.70 reporting only 4 stocks with a gain. The Panda China Large Cap Stock Index shares closed down 29.61 points or 3.09% to 928.38. The Tiger China Small & Mid Cap Stock Index finished the session losing 3.84% at 825.46 and the Dragon China Undervalued Stock Index tumbled 2.47% to 739.26.
Today, with a most adverse scenario, China America Holdings, Inc. (CAAH) [0.02, 0.01, +33.33%] is the top gainer, compared to Wednesday when the scenario was more favorable it was the biggest loser, a well defined reflection of the advances and declines in the market.
Mindray Medical International Limited (MR) [29.45, 0.73, +29.45%] is trading below its 50 day moving average and lower than the 200 day moving average. The stock's 52 week low is $22.65 and 52 week high is $40.35. The stock has a P/E ratio of 22.33 and a dividend yield of 0.68%.
China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (CAEI) reported a net loss of $3.5 million or per share loss of 6 cents for its fiscal first quarter ended March 31 today closing the session with $0.81 per share. Giant Interactive Group, Inc. (GA) [7.23, 0.03, +0.42%] is a company that focuses on massively multiplayer online [MMO] games that are played through networked game servers in which thousands of players are able to simultaneously connect and interact.
Asia Cork Inc (AKRK) today closed flat to 0.35 per share, its CEO Pengcheng Chen recently said, “We saw a strong rebound in our operations in the first quarter compared with the first quarter of 2009. We increased our sales of major finished goods including wood materials, floors and boards. In addition, we sold secondary raw materials amounting to $1.18 million”.
Synutra International Inc. (SYUT) today’s worst stock performer closed in the red 18.56% losing 2.04 points or 9.99%. Its shares are currently trading below its 50-day moving average of $22.24 and should find support at the 200-day moving average of $16.30.
Agria Corporation (GRO) [1.50, 0.13, -7.98%] engages in the research and development, production, and sale of upstream agricultural products in the People’s Republic of China. China INSOnline Corp. (CHIO) [0.36, 0.03, -7.69%] provides a network portal through its website soobao.cn to insurance companies, agents, and consumers for advertising, online inquiry, news circulation, online transactions, statistic analysis, and software development.
China Automotive Systems Inc. (CAAS) closed in the red at 17.61 per share; it is currently below its 50-day moving average of $20.96 and should find support at its 200-day moving average of $16.78. China Agritech Inc. (CAGC) is again in the top losers list this week by closing the trading session losing 6.95% at 11.52 per share.
| TOP GAINERS |
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China Shandong Industries, Inc. (CSNH) |
5.40 |
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2.50 / + 86.21% |
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Mindray Medical International Limited (MR) |
29.45 |
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0.73 / + 2.54% |
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China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (CAEI) |
0.81 |
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0.01 / + 1.25% |
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Giant Interactive Group, Inc. (GA) |
7.23 |
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0.03 / + 0.42% |
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Yanglin Soybean Inc. (YSYB) |
2.30 |
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0.00 / 0.00% |
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| TOP LOSERS |
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Synutra International Inc. (SYUT) |
18.56 |
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2.04 / - 9.90% |
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Agria Corporation (GRO) |
1.50 |
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0.13 / - 7.98% |
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China INSOnline Corp. (CHIO) |
0.36 |
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0.03 / - 7.69% |
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China Automotive Systems Inc. (CAAS) |
17.61 |
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1.33 / - 7.02% |
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China Agritech Inc. (CAGC) |
11.52 |
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0.86 / - 6.95% |
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GigaMedia Ltd. (GIGM) files 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]. The 2010 annual general meeting of the shareholders of GigaMedia Limited (the “Company”) will be held on June 29, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. local time at The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street, Central Hong Kong, in the Board Room on the Twenty-second Floor
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SinoHub, Inc. (SIHI) files 8-K - Current report. SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SHENZHEN, China, June 2, 2010 – SinoHub, Inc. (NYSE Amex: SIHI), a rapidly growing electronics company in the People's Republic of China currently engaged in electronic component sales, private label mobile phone manufacturing and sales, and electronic component supply chain management (SCM) services, today announced that it has secured two new bank lines to assist in financing its Virtual Contract Manufacturing (VCM) business and expand trade relationships with component suppliers.
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Suntech Power Holdings (STP) files 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]. San Francisco and Wuxi, China, June 3, 2010 — Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010.
First Quarter 2010 Highlights
Total net revenues were $588.0 million in the first quarter of 2010, representing 0.8% growth sequentially and 86.3% year-over-year
Total PV shipments increased 11% sequentially and 182% year-over-year
Gross profit margin for the core wafer to module business was 22.1% in the first quarter of 2010
Consolidated gross profit margin was 19.5% in the first quarter of 2010
Net income attributable to holders of ordinary shares was $20.7 million, or $0.11 per diluted American Depository Share (ADS). Each ADS represents one ordinary share
Suntech increases 2010 annual shipment target from 1.25GW to 1.3GW, which represents an 85% increase above 2009 total shipments
Suntech achieved 1.2GW of PV cell and module production capacity at the end of the first quarter of 2010
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Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (XIN) files 424B3 - Prospectus [Rule 424(b)(3)]. The selling shareholders identified in this prospectus supplement are offering an aggregate of 9,500,000 American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, each ADS representing two of our common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of ADSs by the selling shareholders, who will receive all of the net proceeds from the sale of the ADSs offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
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Yayi International (YYIN) files 8-K - Current report. The purpose of the Yayi International Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Option and Stock Award Plan (the "Plan") is to enhance the long-term stockholder value of Yayi International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), by offering opportunities to employees and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 2) to participate in the Company's growth and success, and to encourage them to remain in the service of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to acquire and maintain stock ownership in the Company.
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Automatic Data Processing, Wal-Mart, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Suntech. Automatic Data Processing (Nasdaq: ADP) reported that the economy gained a total of 55,000 private sector jobs in May, and the job gains it saw for April were revised sharply higher to 65,000 from 35,000. This is the fourth month in a row that ADP has reported job gains, but the numbers are modest relative to the size of the pool of unemployed. The job gains in May were below consensus expectations of 60,000 new private sector jobs.
ADP should be in a good position to gauge the strength of the job market, because it is the largest processor of payroll checks in the country by a very wide margin. However, while over time the ADP numbers generally have a good correlation with the “official” private-sector jobs gains and losses reported by the BLS (whose numbers are due out tomorrow morning), in recent months the ADP numbers have been very wide of the mark.
While the fact that the economy is once again gaining jobs is very good news, and news that was really unexpected a few months ago, it is clear that unemployment is still the single most important problem facing the economy. This is not the time to let up on economic stimulus, either fiscal or monetary.
There is still a huge amount of slack in the economy and no sign at all of inflation. Thus any talk of raising the Fed funds rate is extremely premature, and indeed the Fed should probably be doing more to increase the supply of money and credit. The most direct way of doing so would be to further expand the size of its balance sheet by buying Treasury notes. Another thing it could do is cut the interest rate it pays banks to hold on to their excess reserves to entice them to actually make loans to businesses.
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 |  | The China 100 Stock Index closed Friday, June 04, 2010: 830.45 29.75 (3.46 %) |  |  | China Shandong Industries, Inc. (CSNH) led the Gainers closing 6/4/2010: 5.40 2.50 (86.21 %)
|  |  | Synutra International Inc. (SYUT) was the Index biggest loser closing 6/4/2010: 18.56 2.04 (9.90 %)
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 |  | The China Vesting Large Cap Stock Index (Panda) closed Friday, June 04, 2010: 928.38 29.63 (3.09 %) |  |  | Mindray Medical International Limited (MR) led the Index closing 6/4/2010: 29.45 0.73 (2.54 %)
|  |  | Trina Solar Ltd. (TSL) was the Index biggest loser closing 6/4/2010: 16.49 1.03 (5.88 %)
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 |  | The China Vesting Small and Mid Cap Stock Index (Tiger) closed Friday, June 04, 2010: 825.46 33.00 (3.84 %) |  |  | Giant Interactive Group, Inc. (GA) led the Index closing 6/4/2010: 7.23 0.03 (0.42 %)
|  |  | Synutra International Inc. (SYUT) was the Index biggest loser closing 6/4/2010: 18.56 2.04 (9.90 %)
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 |  | The China Vesting Undervalued Stock Index (Dragon) closed Friday, June 04, 2010: 734.26 23.62 (3.12 %) |  |  | China Shandong Industries, Inc. (CSNH) led the Index closing 6/4/2010: 5.40 2.50 (86.21 %)
|  |  | China INSOnline Corp. (CHIO) was the Index biggest loser closing 6/4/2010: 0.36 0.03 (7.69 %)
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