Business / Finance

Taiwan's Renminbi deposits exceed 200b yuan

[2014-02-15 15:42]

The Renminbi-denominated deposit balance of Taiwan's financial institutions totaled $35.1 billion at the end of January, according to data released by the island's monetary authority.

China's bankcard consumer confidence rebounds

[2014-02-14 13:25]

Chinese consumer confidence rebounded month on month in January after dipping for three consecutive months.

Trust assets hit 10.9t yuan in 2013

[2014-02-14 11:32]

Growth of China's trust assets slowed from a year ago to reach 10.9 trillion yuan ($1.8 trillion) by the end of 2013.

China's bond issues up 12.5% in 2013

[2014-01-29 09:29]

China issued a total of 9 trillion yuan ($1.5 trillion) bonds in 2013, up 12.5 percent from a year earlier, said the central bank on Tuesday.

China stock index futures close higher -- Feb. 7

[2014-02-07 17:08]

China's stock index futures closed higher on Friday, with the contract for February 2014, the most actively traded, up 0.25 percent from the previous trading day to close at 2,214.6 points.

ChiNext Index up 2.45% -- Feb 7

[2014-02-07 17:06]

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.45 percent, or 36.71 points, to end at 1,532.69 points on Friday.

M&A deals reach record high in 2013

[2014-01-30 07:36]

The value of deals announced in the Chinese mergers and acquisition market reached a record high in 2013.

China stocks close mixed on Wednesday

[2014-01-29 16:47]

Chinese shares closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.56 percent, or 11.40 points, to finish at 2,049.91.

China stocks close mixed on Tuesday

[2014-01-28 15:31]

Chinese shares closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.26 percent, or 5.21points, to finish at 2,038.51.

China's 8,000 microcredit firms lend big

[2014-01-27 09:40]

China had 7,839 microcredit firms by the end of 2013, which made 227 billion yuan ($37 billion) in new loans last year, according to the central bank.

Chinese banks' foreign exchange settlement up 15%

[2014-01-24 15:06]

Chinese banks' foreign exchange settlement increased by 15 percent in 2013 to 11.66 trillion yuan, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) on Friday.

China stocks close lower on Monday

[2014-01-27 15:34]

Chinese shares closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.03 percent, or 21.09 points, to finish at 2,033.30.

$6.5b lock-up shares eligible for trade

[2014-01-26 11:12]

Lock-up shares worth 39.54 billion yuan (6.48 billion) will become eligible for trade next week in China.

China stocks close higher on Friday

[2014-01-24 15:40]

Chinese shares closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.6 percent, or 12.21 points, to finish at 2,054.39.

China stocks close lower on Thursday

[2014-01-23 15:42]

Chinese shares dipped over HSBC flash PMI figures released on Thursday indicating sluggish manufacturing activity in January.

China stocks close higher on Tuesday

[2014-01-21 16:03]

Chinese shares closed higher on Tuesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.86 percent, or 17.06 points, to finish at 2,008.31.

China stocks close lower on Friday

[2014-01-17 15:25]

Chinese shares closed lower on Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.93 percent, or 18.75 points, to finish at 2,004.95.

Top banks see January loan surge

[2014-01-15 14:19]

New loans from the top four State-owned banks surged to 320 billion yuan ($53 billion) from Jan 1 to 12, according to Shanghai Securities News.

China stocks close mixed on Wednesday

[2014-01-15 15:35]

Chinese shares close mixed on Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.17 percent, or 3.49 points, to finish at 2,023.35.

China's forex reserves reach $3.82t

[2014-01-15 11:07]

China's foreign exchange reserves rose to $3.82 trillion at the end of 2013, $509.7 billion more than a year earlier.

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