Strengthened regulation by Chinese and US policymakers may reduce the number of Chinese companies listed in the United States, but it will boost investor confidence, said experts.
Stocks on the Chinese mainland rose, spurring the biggest gain for the benchmark index in a week, on speculation inflation will decelerate the rest of the year and the nation's economic growth may sustain earnings.
The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) on June 1, 2010, fell 4.89 points, or 0.54 percent, to 894.91 on Friday.
China's stock index futures closed up on Friday with the contract for July, the most actively traded, up 13.6 points, or 0.44 percent, from the previous day to 3,120.6 points.
Stocks on the Chinese mainland fell for a second day after the central bank raised interest rates for a third time this year to slow growth in the world's second-largest economy.
As a scholar and an internationally recognized financial official, Zhu Min, special advisor to the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), brought the view of emerging markets to this important institution.
China's asset managers, who have been approved to raise $70 billion for allocation overseas, are seeking additional funds to invest in gold and precious metals as soaring inflation spurs interest in alternative assets as a way of protecting wealth.
China's Zero2IPO Group, a leading research institution for the country's venture capital and private equity industry, said on Thursday that a record 8.1 billion U.S. dollars entered China's venture capital market during the first half of this year.
A Chinese insurance company has unveiled a new type of "virtual property" insurance that might be the first of its kind in the world.
China's outstanding foreign debt stood at $586 billion at the end of the first quarter, the country's foreign exchange regulator said in a statement on Thursday.
Chinese shares closed down on Thursday after the central bank hiked one-year interest rates by 25 basis points.
Any success Citic Securities Co has in disposing of its 51 percent stake in fund management company China Asset Management Co (ChinaAMC) will clear the way for the latter to make a strong comeback from its nearly two-year ban from offering new products, analysts say.