Chinese shares end slightly higher
2008-01-25 17:33:16
Chinese shares closed slightly higher on the week's last trading day. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, climbed 43.95 points, or 0.93 percent, to 4,761.69.
Central bank issues bills worth 29b yuan
2008-01-24 19:25:38
China's central bank on Thursday issued three-year and one-year central bank bills worth up to 29 billion yuan (US$3.97 billion) at a yield of 4.56 percent and 3.41 percent respectively.
Equity funds get green light to raise $2b
2008-01-24 10:27:20
China's securities regulator has approved three new domestic equity funds to raise over $2 billion, people close to the situation said yesterday.
SOEs post 32% rise in profits
2008-01-23 23:20:20
China's State-owned enterprises posted a 31.6 percent rise in 2007 total profits buoyed by a strong economy, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday.
Sydney to Shanghai: Sell, sell, sell
2008-01-23 10:13:04
A man looks at stock market monitors in Shanghai on January 22, 2008. Shell-shocked investors from Shanghai to Sydney counted the cost to their pensions and savings as Asian stock markets tumbled. [Xinhua]
China ready to launch growth enterprise board
2008-01-23 11:49:16
China is to launch a growth enterprise board, private equities and stock index futures this year, said a senior official.
Most futures tumble as well
2008-01-23 10:29:53
Seventeen of the 19 commodity futures contracts traded on the mainland's three exchanges fell sharply yesterday in tandem with the worldwide market slump.
Central bank issues one-year bills worth 31b yuan
2008-01-22 23:30:40
The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, on Tuesday issued one-year central bank bills worth 31 billion yuan at a yield of 4.0583 percent.
Shanghai index down 7.2%, Hang Seng crashes
2008-01-22 15:23:09
Chinese stock markets tumbled for a second day Tuesday, as worldwide worries about an imminent US recession led to panic selling.
Bank of China sheds 4.14% on writedown talk
2008-01-22 10:27:09
Bank of China Ltd fell yesterday after BNP Paribas SA said it may have to write down the value of overseas securities by 35 billion yuan.
Companies raise US$100b on stock markets in 2007
2008-01-21 20:56:38
A total of 242 Chinese enterprises were listed on both domestic and overseas stock markets last year, raising about US$104.8 billion.
Chinese funds lose almost $10b in 4th quarter
2008-01-22 15:14:41
More than 60 percent of the funds on the Chinese market reported losses for the fourth quarter of 2007, totaling 72.1 billion yuan ($9.9 billion).