April 12, 2010 (Chinavestor) Chinese indices retreated in Asia as credit tightening fears sent developers lower. The Hang Seng Index (INDEXHANGSENG:.HSI) fell -70.3 points or -0.3% to 22,138.17 at the close. Airliners outperformed the market, each of the third largest carriers rose. Shares of China Eastern Airlines (HKG:0670) (NYSE:CEA) surged +1.5% while China Southern Airlines (HKG:1055) (NYSE:ZNH) and Air China (HKG:0753) rose +0.5%. Aluminum Corp. of China (HKG:2600) (NYSE:ACH) advanced +0.4%. But China Mobile (HKG:0941) fell -0.9% along a broad market decline. Steel and construction materials fell as investors shun real estate related stocks.
If Hong Kong can serve as a proxy for U.S. listed Chinese shares expect Aluminum Corp. of China (NYSE:ACH), China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH) and China Eastern Airlines (NYSE:CEA) do well but expect China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) to underperform on the NYSE today.
There has been heavy institutional selling of China Telecom (HKG:0728) in Hong Kong lately, as the following indicator testifies. This might explain the recent surge of China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) and China Unicom (NYSE:CHU).
The number of Chinese ADRs trading above 50-DMA is high and on the rise, a clear testimony of the bullish sentiment Chinese ADRs have enjoyed. The relative low number of overbought China ADRs suggest the rally was even and a sharp correction is not imminent.
Chinese and American indices along with major economic indicators have been trading in a narrowing range lately. But it looks like that the iShares FTSE/Xinhua 25 Index (NYSE:FXI) is ahead of the curve thus suggesting a correction is on the way.
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