Global stock markets slide on Chinese trade data

BEIJING -- Global stock markets slipped on Wednesday on weaker Chinese trade ... cent to 22,913.82 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng retreated 0.3 per cent to 28,907.60. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 2 points to 3,415.46 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 added ... ( read original story ...)

China’s opening equity market: factors to watch

Beginning in Shanghai in November 2014 and extended to Shenzhen in late 2016, this initiative aims to create a single Chinese stock market by allowing investors based on the mainland to buy a selection of Hong Kong and Chinese shares listed on the HKSE. ( read original story ...)

China Literature adds $1.1bn to Tencent’s IPO returns

Set to start trading on Wednesday, the Shanghai-based online reading platform saw its share offering subscribed by more than 620 times by local investors. The response eclipsed the $1.5 billion IPO in September of China's first and largest insurance ... ( read original story ...)

Dramatic facelift in Shanghai’s old district

In Shanghai's historic Bund district ... Beside it, a pair of recently completed 590-foot-tall towers overlook the city's colonial-era buildings and the financial district just beyond. These new structures form part of the Bund Finance Centre, a 4.5 ... ( read original story ...)

China Central Bank Boss Renews Warnings About Financial Risk

China’s financial system is becoming significantly more vulnerable ... with 10-year yields down one basis point to 3.88 percent as of 11:14 a.m. in Shanghai, while the cost on five-year notes rose one basis point to 3.95 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang ... ( read original story ...)