Hong Kong stocks close 1.7% lower -- January 20

2011-01-20 17:09:44

Hong Kong stocks fell 415.92 points, or 1.7 percent, to close at 24,003.70 on Thursday.

China stock index futures close down -- January 20

2011-01-20 17:09:19

China's stock index futures closed down Thursday with the contract for January, the most actively traded, slid 3.05 percent from the previous trading day to end at 2945.4 points.

ChiNext Index closes down -- January 20

2011-01-20 17:08:50

The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) on June 1, 2010, fell 28.15 points, or 2.68 percent, to close at 1,020.39 Thursday.

China's shares slump almost 3% on fears of rates hike

2011-01-20 17:02:35

China's stocks tumbled 2.92 percent on Thursday as the latest inflation data heightened concerns of possible interest rates hike around the nation's annual Spring Festival which falls on February 3.

China CNR, CSR jump on reports of UK deal

2011-01-20 12:26:00

China CNR Corp and CSR Corp, the nation's two largest trainmakers, surged by the daily limit in Shanghai trading after the South China Morning Post said that the companies were close to winning their first UK orders.

Hong Kong expects OTC consultation paper soon: official

2011-01-19 17:37:13

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Chairman Eddy Fong said Tuesday that Hong Kong's over- the-counter (OTC) derivative issue was making good progress, with a consultation paper to be published soon.

Hong Kong stocks close 1.1% higher -- January 19

2011-01-19 17:09:36

Hong Kong stocks rose 265.64 points, or 1.1 percent, to close at 24,419.62 on Wednesday.

China stock index futures close up -- Jan 19

2011-01-19 16:12:48

China's stock index futures closed up Wednesday with the contract for January, the most actively traded, climbed 2.28 percent from the previous trading day to end at 3,044.6 points.

ChiNext Index closes up -- Jan 19

2011-01-19 16:11:10

The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) on June 1, 2010, rose 22.82 points, or 2.22 percent, to close at 1,048.54 Wednesday.

China's stocks close up Wednesday

2011-01-19 16:10:29

China's stocks edged up Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.81 percent, or 49.12 points, to close at 2,758.1 points.

China's yuan hits new high against US dollar

2011-01-19 14:04:19

The Chinese yuan rose to a record high Wednesday of 6.5885 against the US dollar.

Outlook for stocks in 2011 is uncertain

2011-01-19 13:20:15

Fidelity International's Anthony Bolton is betting on a rally in Chinese shares even as the central bank steps up measures to curb inflation. UBS AG Strategist Chen Li predicts the nation's equities will fall a further 10 percent.