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China's stock index futures closed mixed Friday with the contract for May, the most actively traded, up 0.1 percent from the previous trading day to 3,133.
The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) on June 1, 2010, rose 0.4 percent, or 3.69 points, to 918.28 Friday.
Chinese shares closed lower Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 8.52 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,863.89.
The People's Bank of China said it has signed a 5-billion-yuan currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of the People's Republic of Mongolia.
The value of Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, gained 22 basis points against the US dollar on Friday.
Stocks on the Chinese mainland rose on Thursday, following the biggest loss in two months.
US regulators may sue at least one China-based auditor for obstructing a probe of so-called "reverse mergers".
China's top-performing fund manager is favoring resource and agriculture stocks, as the country's government intensifies its fight against the worst inflation in three years amid rising commodity prices.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Thursday refuted media reports that the minimum down payment for the first home buyers would be raised to 50 percent from the current 30 percent.
While foreign investors hailed the 28.6 percent surge of Renren Inc at its trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, analysts and industry experts in China raised concerns of a possible risk to China's largest social networking site.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, scaled back its efforts to pump liquidity into money market this week, as funds continued to pour into China betting on the appreciation of its currency.
Hong Kong stocks fell 53.63 points, or 0.23 percent, to close at 23,261.61 on Thursday.
