Oil ETF crisis spreads to Hong Kong as fund tumbles 50%


HONG KONG: The unprecedented drop in the United States oil futures is rippling through the world’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) market, with the latest example in Hong Kong.

The Samsung S&P GSCI Crude Oil ER Futures ETF, which held more than US$500mil worth of the derivatives as of April 20, lost half its value in Hong Kong yesterday.

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