Chinese investors curtail margin trading as stock market falls

SHANGHAI, May 23 China's month-long stock market correction has suppressed investor appetite for risk and pushed margin lending to its lowest level in three months, as players tread cautiously amid concerns about economic growth and policy tightening. ( read original story ...)

Shanghai stocks end weaker as tighter regulations bite

while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 percent to 3,075.68 points. The market has been hobbled over the past few weeks by fears of renewed economic slowdown and heavy-handed regulation aimed at limiting broad financial risks. The official think tank ... ( read original story ...)

BRIEF-Zheshang Securities sets pricing for Shanghai IPO

* Says it plans to issue up to 333.33 million shares at 8.45 yuan ($1.23) per share, to raise up to 2.82 billion yuan in Shanghai IPO Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/2q7QJYo ($1 = 6.8865 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom) Our Standards ... ( read original story ...)

China's Investor Army Is Bracing for More Stock-Market Pain

Galant Jiang, 29, is a tech-support professional at a finance company in Shanghai: “The recent decline was a result ... as “we’ve seen steeper and more drastic declines in China’s stock market before. The government will step in anyway when its ... ( read original story ...)