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China's stock index futures opened mixed Monday. The contract for settlement in November, the most actively traded, opened 22 points higher at 3,172.4 The December contract opened 8 points higher at 3,219.8 while the contract for settlement in March 2011 opened at 3,280, down 9.8 ...
The central parity rate of renminbi, or China's currency yuan, advanced to 6.6389 per U.S. dollar Monday from Friday's 6.6408, according to the data released by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. At present, the yuan is allowed to float on the inter-bank foreign exchange ...
ChiNext stocks added 0.09 points to open at 1153.26 points on Monday. The index, officially launched on June 1 on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, has a base value of 1,000 points. The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium...
SINGAPORE - Oil dropped more than $1 to below $109 on Wednesday, deepening this week's sharp fall as traders looked past Hurricane Gustav to focus on a wobbly global economy and the gloomy outlook for energy demand. Oil has tumbled more than $6 since Friday, touching its lowest ...
Chinese shares opened lower Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.93 percent to open at 2,861.61. The Shenzhen Component Index dropped 0.86 percent to open at 12,190.35.
The State Council, China's cabinet, announced Sunday a slew of measures to rein in rising commodity prices to ease the economic pressures on the people. Local governments and departments are required to boost agricultural production and stabilize supply of agricultural products ...
China's property prices are likely to decline almost 20 percent next year starting from March or April, according to a report issued by the Beijing-based Renmin University of China (RUC). Developers' financial strains, due to continuous government cooling measures on the nation's ...
The State Council, China's Cabinet, yesterday ordered local governments to take further measures to combat inflation. Local governments must boost production and ensure supply while checking irrational demand and punishing illegal activities that push prices up, a circular on ...
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday inched down, as investors worried that China would take more steps to fight against inflation and as a result, damp demands for gold. The most active gold contract for December delivery shed 70 cents...
Wall Street edged higher on Friday despite concerns on Europe and China weighed the market. Ireland appears likely to receive a loan to bolster its troubled banks, as officials from the country, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund negotiated a financial aid ...
SINGAPORE--Thailand s economy is braced for tougher times ahead as the latest political upheaval takes its toll on consumer sentiment, analysts, sellers and buyers said on Tuesday. In the latest turn of events, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej declared a state of emergency in ...
China's stocks closed higher Friday as heavy weights pulled the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index 0.81 percent higher to close at 2,888.57, up 23.11 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.23 percent, or 149.7 points, to end at 12,295.85. Combined turnover rose to 295...
SINGAPORE - Oil prices dipped towards $107 on Friday, extending a near 8 percent fall this week, as traders shed commodities positions to join a dollar rally and on signs that $100-plus prices were crippling demand. Concerns about the health of the U.S. economy overshadowed an ...
Chinese equities staged a rebound Thursday as shares of coal miners drove the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index 0.94 percent higher to close at 2,865.45, up 26.6 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.92 percent, or 228.65 points, to end at 12,146.15. Combined turnover ...
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday further declined, settling at the lowest level in three weeks, as investors vied with each other to liquidate their positions in spite of a weaker dollar. Market traders noted investors were ...
Chinese equities continued to drop for a second day in a row Wednesday as investors feared prospects of higher interest rates and inflation control policies would hurt earnings. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 1.92 percent, or 55.68 points, to close at 2,838.86. The ...
The central parity rate of renminbi, or China's currency yuan, weakened to 6.6490 per U.S. dollar Wednesday from Tuesday's 6.6441, according to the data released by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. At present, the yuan is allowed to float on the inter-bank foreign ...
Wall Street slumped on Tuesday as concerns on European debt problems and possible monetary tightening in Asia pressured the markets. Investors are worrying about that Ireland will be unable to pay the cost of rescuing its banks, which has already reached over 50 billion U.S. ...
China's stock index futures closed down Wednesday with the contract for November, the most actively traded, down 0.44 percent from the previous trading day to end at 3,525.8 points. The December contract dropped 1.19 percent to 3,577 points. The March 2011 contract declined 1.55 ...
The central parity rate of China's currency, the renminbi (RMB), also known as yuan, strengthened 98 basis points Friday to 6.6610 per U.S. dollar from Thursday's 6.6708, according to the data released by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. China's central bank announced ...
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