Feng Shui Index predicts bouncy ride in year of the tiger

By Lillian Liu | 4 February 2010
Keywords: clsa | feng shui | hsi | hong kong stocks | zodiac
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Metal and wood – an incompatible pair of elements could lead to restless activity on the trading floor, says CLSA in its tongue-in-cheek Feng Shui Index report.

2010 is the year of tiger, the third of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. The tiger is energetic, optimistic, impulsive and restless; and the same characteristics will apply to Hong Kong stocks this year, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) acting much like a bouncy big cat, CLSA foretold in its annual Feng Shui-inspired predictions for the local stockmarket.

Starting from February 14, the Chinese New Year day, the vigorous but hot-tempered tiger will take charge of a lunar year that will bring market volatility in the first half and staggering rallies during the rest of the ...

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