Asia’s bull run ends in 2008 with record falls
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 : PermalinkMiami Herald – Nearly two-thirds said they had lost 70 percent of their investments or more, according to the survey by the Shanghai Securities News, a newspaper affiliated with the stock exchange.
Many Asian hedge funds, meanwhile, took a drubbing and closed shop by the dozens, with their traditionally long bets on the markets’ moves souring amid the furious sell-off.
Whether 2008′s lows, reached mostly in October and November, hold in 2009 is a matter of debate.
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