Bloomberg New measures proposed by Asia’s oldest bourse to curb “excessive price movements” in so-called penny stocks pose hurdles for the millions of newbie traders who have thronged to that segment of India’s $3.1 trillion equity market. BSE Ltd will introduce price bands on the movement of certain stocks based on their performance over a period of six months, one …

Bloomberg Chinese internet stocks rallied in Hong Kong after some brokers started to turn optimistic on the sector and said investors were making an attempt to find a bottom in prices after recent selloff. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 2.5%, the most in nearly two weeks, to snap a three-day losing streak. The sector bellwether Tencent Holdings Ltd jumped …

Bloomberg China’s central bank fanned expectations of further monetary policy easing, saying in its latest quarterly report that inflation pressures are “controllable,” while highlighting risks to the economic growth outlook. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) largely reiterated its stance of stable policy, pledging to make it more forward-looking and effective, while maintaining ample liquidity. The surge in producer inflation …