| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
 | Date | Lines | 
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| 733.1 | Not my type of Banco | ROYALT::BMORRISON |  | Thu Jun 16 1994 11:09 | 12 | 
|  |     Hi,
    
    I looked up BLX (NYSE). I think that this is Banco Latinoamericano.
    It's now trading at about $34 per share. Nine months ago it
    was at $39 per share. Perhaps the broker thinks that its time
    to get back in again. I personally would want to follow this for
    a while before I would dive in.
    
    I did not investigate the others.
    
    Bill
    
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| 733.2 | How do you purchase foreign stock? | UCROW::PEARSON |  | Tue Jun 21 1994 14:39 | 3 | 
|  | I've seen China Light & Power recommended in other places as well.
I don't think that there are ADRs for this company.  Can you buy
stock listed only on foreign exchanges through a regular broker?
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| 733.3 | China Light & Power | GLDOA::MARSHALL |  | Tue Jun 21 1994 15:00 | 3 | 
|  |     I've never tried, but I think you can.  One way of finding potential
    investments is to look at who/what the top performing mutual funds are
    investing in.  The Berger funds just added CL&P to their portfolio.
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| 733.4 | Some brokers are specialists in foreign equities | RECV::TAMER |  | Tue Jun 21 1994 17:47 | 7 | 
|  |     There are US brokers specializing in foreign equities. i.e., they can
    purchase equities directly in foreign markets. 
    
    If you're interested, I can dig up some names for you.
    
    Phil
    
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| 733.5 | Fidelity can trade China Light & Power | UCROW::PEARSON |  | Wed Jun 22 1994 12:46 | 8 | 
|  | I just called my brokerage (Fidelity) and asked.  China Light & Power
is on their pink sheets so they can trade it.  You just can't do it
through their FOX online system.  The current quote is $5.22 bid and
$5.30 asked.  The minimum trade is 1000 shares.
I didn't get the answer to whether I could do this with any stock on
the Hong Kong exchange or not, but I suppose if a stock is as heavily
traded as this one it would be.
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| 733.6 | Beware of Hong Kong financial bubble | ENQUE::TAMER |  | Wed Jun 22 1994 13:21 | 2 | 
|  |     A warning though. The Hang Seng index is quite vulnerable at this time.
    It's been very volatile this year.
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| 733.7 | The DJI has been on a roller coaster ride itself. | UCROW::PEARSON |  | Tue Jun 28 1994 19:41 | 3 | 
|  |     RE .6
    It's been very exciting on the US exchanges also.
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| 733.8 | HANG SENG is down ~30% | RECV::TAMER |  | Wed Jun 29 1994 14:38 | 3 | 
|  |     re .7
    
    While the Dow Jones is down 9% from peak, Hong Kong is down ~30%.
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| 733.9 | Ah, but DJUA traditionally leads DJIA | VMSDEV::HALLYB | Fish have no concept of fire | Wed Jun 29 1994 15:12 | 7 | 
|  | >    While the Dow Jones is down 9% from peak, Hong Kong is down ~30%.
    
    The Dow Jones Utilities, on the other hand, were down 31% from their peak.
    Kinda tells me the Dow Jones Industrials have more to go on the downside,
    once we get past the seasonal strength of early July.
    
      John
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| 733.10 | Agree with .9 | ENQUE::TAMER |  | Wed Jun 29 1994 16:20 | 5 | 
|  |     Agree John. 
    
    But if the DJIA goes down by 30% (from peak), Hong Kong could fall 
    another 30%.
    
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