Chinese shares advance Friday

2010-03-19 16:46:40

Chinese equities advanced on Friday, led by non-ferrous metal stocks and property developers.

HSBC buys China's bank stocks

2010-03-19 11:14:32

HSBC Global Asset Management bought China's bank stocks even amid concerns that record credit growth will increase bad loans and accelerate inflation.

Media, tech gains brighten market

2010-03-19 10:07:53

Most mainland stocks rose as media and technology companies gained on speculation the government may start to allow bundling of telephone, Internet and television services, overshadowing declines by banks.

BRICs rally slows amid high valuations

2010-03-19 09:30:20

The combination of record mutual fund inflows and the fastest economic growth are failing to lift shares in the largest developing nations with valuations at the highest level versus developed countries since at least 1995.

Hong Kong stocks close 0.25% down

2010-03-18 16:57:51

Hong Kong stocks shed 53.82 points or 0.25 percent to close at 21,330.67 on Thursday.

ChiNext stock market up-- March 18

2010-03-18 16:57:21

The ChiNext stock market was up Thursday as only six of the 58 stocks at China's start-up board for small and medium-sized enterprises declined.

Chinese shares close mixed on Thursday

2010-03-18 16:30:36

Chinese equities closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.14 percent or 4.39 points to close at 3,046.09 points.

Savers switch to equities

2010-03-18 10:47:46

Investors opened the most accounts to trade Chinese stocks last week in three months as households shifted funds into equities to protect against faster inflation.

Index sees biggest rise in 6 weeks

2010-03-18 10:30:03

Mainland stocks rose, driving the benchmark index to its biggest gain in six weeks, as a US pledge to keep interest rates low boosted commodity prices and investors speculated recent equity declines were excessive.

China to issue $3.8b of treasury bonds

2010-03-18 09:29:17

China's government will issue 26 billion yuan ($3.8 billion) of book-entry treasury bonds from Thursday, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said in a statement posted on its website Wednesday.

Paper stocks may gain on yuan revaluation talk

2010-03-18 09:21:47

Equities in China's paper manufacturing industry are poised to gain in the near term amid market expectations of a stronger yuan triggered by the steady recovery of exports, analysts said.