MESSAGES for your family, friends, colleges, boss, clients, and fellow Christian brethren here. Enjoy the Easter weekend.

While sentiment was not nearly as optimistic relative to what we observed in December and January, it is clear now that there was – or dare I say it “is” - more optimism to be washed out.

Midea Group dropped 1.75% and Haier Smart Home was 1.6% lower. China Life Insurance put off 3.1% and Ping An Insurance was down by 2.9%. Oil stocks broadly rose, with PetroChina up 0.9%.

Nowruz, the Parsi New Year, celebrates the arrival of spring, symbolizing renewal and fresh beginnings. Observed on March 20, ...