China's stock index futures closed higher on Wednesday with the contract for August, the most actively traded, up 0.23 percent from the previous day to 2,960 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, rose 12.99 points, or 1.39 percent, to 945.11 on Wednesday.
In the first half of 2011, 339 enterprises listed in 13 overseas and three domestic markets
Dagong Global Rating Co adjusted the outlook of Poland's sovereign credit rating from stable to negative, while maintaining the country's ratings on domestic and foreign currencies on A and A-.
Chinese online video website Tudou Holdings is ready to launch its $120 million US initial public offering (IPO) this week after postponing it in November, IFR reported on Wednesday.
Investors including the Li Ka Shing Foundation and China Life Insurance are to buy HK$2 billion ($256 million) of China Timber Resources Group (CTRG) convertible bonds to finance an expressway in Mongolia.
Chinese rating agency Dagong Global Credit Rating said it has cut the credit rating of the United States from A+ to A after the US federal government announced to increased the debt limit.
Buyout firm Carlyle Group agreed to buy 9 percent of Haier Electronics Group Co Ltd through convertible bonds.
Domestic businesses in China have been barred from borrowing RMB from foreign banks in the latest move to tighten monetary policy, Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, rose 4.74 points, or 0.51 percent, to 932.12 on Tuesday.
China's stock index futures closed lower on Tuesday with the contract for August, the most actively traded, down 0.71 percent from the previous day to 2,964 points.
China's stocks ended lower Tuesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.91 percent to close at 2,679.26.