Australian Q2 GDP was released overnight, surprising to the upside with a 1.2% QoQ, 1.4% YoY rate of expansion, beating consensus estimates of 1.0% QoQ, 0.7% YoY.
Hang Seng Bank stock lost6.65 per cent to$94.75 after posting a20.5 per cent increase in net profits to$10.14 billion， slightly below consensus estimates.
