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The gold price in Hong Kong closed up HK$80 at HK$14,018 per tael on Monday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China's largest commercial bank, inaugurated two branches in Karachi and Islamabad respectively on Friday.
China's developers are paying as much as 25 percent to borrow from private trust companies. That's as property firms avoid lending curbs intended to control inflation and cut the risk of corporate default.
A senior economist has said China could achieve full convertibility of the yuan in three to five years - much sooner than previous forecasts.
Hong Kong stocks gained 36.01 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 23,199.39 on Friday.
US-based private equity giant Bain Capital is considering raising a yuan-denominated fund in China within two years.
Bank of China Ltd (BOC), the country's third-largest lender by market value, said its loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is expected to grow more than 10 percent this year.
China's stock index futures closed mixed Friday with the contract for May up 0.03 percent from the previous close to 3,122.6.
The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) on June 1, 2010, edged down 1.07 percent, or 9.46 points, to close at 875.43 Friday.
Chinese shares closed mixed Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.04 percent, or 1.12 points, to finish at 2,858.46.
China is mulling policies to allow foreign institutions to invest directly in renminbi in China, China Business News reported on Friday.
Total assets of China's social security fund increased nearly tenfold over the past 10 years, as the government strives to keep high investment returns amid the country's high inflation.
