HONG KONG, Jan 16- Mainland Chinese shares retreated from 7-1/ 2- month highs on Wednesday, dragged lower by real estate developers on renewed fears of broader property taxes. The CSI300 of the top Shanghai and Shenzhen A-shares closed down 0.7 percent at 2,577.1 points. The Shanghai Composite Index also shed 0.7 percent.
HONG KONG, Jan 8- Hong Kong shares retreated on Tuesday, as investors took profit on mainland property counters after an official media report raised fears of more curbs on the sector, stalling its strong gains in recent months. Several smaller Chinese developers had successfully tapped the credit market in Hong Kong since the start of the year.
ABU DHABI, Jan 6- Commercial banks in the United Arab Emirates plan to ask the central bank to delay and soften new rules placing caps on mortgage loans for residential housing, banking industry sources said on Sunday.
*UAE caps home loans at 50 pct of property value for expats. *Central bank sets cap at 70 pct for UAE citizens. DUBAI, Dec 31- Last September, people lined up for hours in a square outside the headquarters of leading Dubai real estate developer Emaar Properties, waiting for a chance to buy units in a luxury apartment complex.
Official and private sector surveys on China’s manufacturing sector suggest the economy is finally perking up, boosting stocks in Shanghai almost 2 percent on Thursday. But exports, the main engine of growth, are still struggling and that means the Chinese recovery is not on solid ground yet, economists say.