Business / Finance

China stocks close higher - April 4

[2014-04-04 16:37]

Chinese shares closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.74 percent, or 15.13 points, to finish at 2,058.83.

ChiNext Index closes higher - April 4

[2014-04-04 16:35]

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.55 percent, or 20.56 points, to end at 1,346.74 points on Friday.

ChiNext Index closes lower Wednesday

[2014-04-02 17:02]

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.00 percent, or 27.07 points, to end at 1,327.98 points on Wednesday.

China treasury bond futures close lower Wednesday

[2014-04-02 16:59]

China's treasury bond futures closed lower on Wednesday, with the contract for settlement in June down 0.26 percent to close at 92.164 yuan ($14.99).

China stock index futures close higher Tuesday

[2014-04-01 17:51]

China's stock index futures closed higher on Tuesday, with the contract for April, the most actively traded, up 0.95 percent to close at 2,158.4 points.

ChiNext Index closes higher Tuesday

[2014-04-01 17:20]

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, rose 2.05 percent, or 27.25 points, to end at 1,355.05 points on Tuesday.

China stocks close mixed Monday

[2014-03-31 15:42]

Chinese shares closed mixed on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.41 percent, or 8.41 points, to finish at 2,033.31.

China stocks close lower Thursday

[2014-03-27 15:15]

Chinese shares closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.83 percent, or 17.08 points, to finish at 2,046.59.

China stocks edge lower Wednesday

[2014-03-26 15:35]

Chinese shares closed slightly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.18 percent, or 3.64 points, to finish at 2,063.67.

China stocks end mixed Tuesday

[2014-03-25 15:56]

Chinese shares closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.05 percent, or 1.03 points, to finish at 2,067.31.

China stocks end higher Monday

[2014-03-24 15:27]

Chinese shares closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.91 percent, or 18.66 points, to finish at 2,066.28.

Shanghai shares have best day in four months, lifting HK

[2014-03-21 17:55]

Chinese shares rallied on Friday amid speculation the country's securities regulator would reveal details of a preferred pilot plan and news of looser finance restrictions for developers.

China stocks up on preferred stock trial

[2014-03-21 17:15]

Chinese shares rose sharply higher Friday on the announcement of regulations for a preferred stock trial by the country's securities regulator on Friday.

China shares gain as investors buy back beaten down stocks

[2014-03-21 15:06]

China indexes extended gains Friday as investors bought shares after the expiry of Chinese futures, with a focus on sectors such as coal and banks.

China yuan weakens to 6.1475 against USD

[2014-03-21 10:15]

The Chinese currency renminbi, or yuan, weakened 15 basis points to 6.1475 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

Chinese stocks close lower Thursday

[2014-03-20 15:34]

Chinese shares closed lower on Thursday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.40 percent, or 28.25 points, to finish at 1,993.48.

China yuan weakens to 6.1460 against USD

[2014-03-20 10:29]

The Chinese currency, which is allowed to rise or fall by 2% from the central parity rate each trading day, weakened again against the US dollar on Thursday.

Chinese banks see forex surplus in February

[2014-03-19 16:14]

Chinese banks bought more foreign currency than they sold in February, data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed on Wednesday.

Slump seen in net foreign exchange purchases

[2014-03-19 07:38]

China's net foreign exchange purchase was 128.25 billion yuan ($20.71 billion) in February, the latest statistics from the central bank showed on Tuesday.

China welfare lottery sales exceeds 1t yuan

[2014-03-19 09:40]

China's welfare lottery sales has exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($163 billion) since it was launched in 1987, the lottery watchdog said Tuesday.

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