European and US stock market opening times

1. 3:00-11:30 pm Beijing time (European Summer Time from March to October).

2. 4:00-12:30 pm Beijing time (European winter time from November to the end of February).

3. British Financial Times Index: 15:00-23:00 Beijing time

4. German DAX Index: 16:00-12:30 Beijing time

5. France CAC40 Index: 16:00-12:30 Beijing time

The opening and closing times of my country's Hong Kong stock market are: 10:00-12:30 in the morning; 2:30-4 in the afternoon :00. The trading of Hong Kong stocks is very "funny". The daily trend of Hong Kong stocks has three "references":

1. Refer to the closing price of US stocks a few hours ago;

2. Refer to the trend of A shares in the previous half hour;

3. Before closing in the afternoon, refer to the closing situation of A shares one hour ago. ?

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The role of the U.S. stock market

As a part of the capital market, the stock market plays a major role in the U.S. economy. The main manifestations are:

1. The stock market is the main source of funds for American companies. The relatively stable and normal sources of capital for American companies can be divided into two categories: internal funds and external funds. The main sources of funds are retained profits and depreciation funds; external funds are mainly loans from various financial institutions and the issuance of securities.

After World War II, the issuance of new securities by American companies increased rapidly. The issuance of various new securities by American companies reached US$83.739 billion in 1982, which was higher than that from 1947 to 1951. The annual average increased by nearly 13 times, and even after deducting the depreciation of the U.S. dollar during this period, the increase amounted to more than 4 times. Therefore, the securities market remains an important source of capital supply for American companies.

2. The stock market is an important channel for the United States to absorb foreign capital. Since the 1960s, Western Europe and Japan have re-emerged and their economies have developed rapidly, making American products encounter strong rivals in the international market. In 1971, the United States experienced its first foreign trade deficit in nearly 90 years, and its international balance of payments deteriorated.

For this reason, in order to maintain the United States' position in the international market, it is even more important to strive for international capital inflows. After the mid-1970s, oil-exporting countries began to invest heavily in the United States, forming a "return of petrodollars." At the same time, Japan and developed countries in Western Europe also began to invest heavily in securities in the United States in order to bypass the protectionist policies of the United States.

3. The stock market is the main lever for adjusting the economic structure of the United States. The economic development and economic structural adjustment of the United States are mainly carried out by market mechanisms. After the war, the U.S. economic structure has undergone important changes. A large number of traditional industries are stagnating and retreating, and a number of emerging industries have emerged. And it's growing rapidly.

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