Coal, oil and US jobs data boost the markets

2011-05-10 11:05:29

Stocks on the Chinese mainland rose the most in almost a week on Monday. The advance came after commodity prices rose and higher-than-forecast growth in the US job numbers bolstered confidence in the global recovery.

HSBC Q1 net profit $4.15b

2011-05-10 10:52:47

HSBC released its Interim Management Statement (IMS) on Monday stating that its net profit in the first quarter of this year was $4.15 billion, up 58 percent year-on-year, resulting in basic earnings per ordinary share of 23 cents, up 53 percent.

ChiNext Index closes up -- May 9

2011-05-09 16:06:31

The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) on June 1, 2010, rose 1.46 percent, or 13.38 points, to 931.66 Monday.

Chinese shares end up - May 9

2011-05-09 16:02:29

Chinese shares closed higher Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.3 points, or 8.57 points, to 2,872.46.

China stock index futures close up -- May 9

2011-05-09 16:00:05

China's stock index futures closed higher Monday with the contract for May, the most actively traded, up 0.42 percent from the previous close to 3,137.2.

China's yuan hits new high against USD

2011-05-09 11:13:29

The Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, Monday gained 15 basis points from the previous trading day to hit a new high of 6.4988 per US dollar.

Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong - May 9

2011-05-09 11:19:23

The following are foreign exchange rates against Hong Kong dollar released by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited on Saturday

Renminbi hits news high against US dollar - May 9

2011-05-09 10:45:05

The Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, Monday gained 15 basis points from the previous trading day to hit a record new high of 6.4988 per US dollar.

Bank of China taps Cambodian market

2011-05-09 10:19:34

Bank of China has officially begun its branch in Cambodia on Saturday, and its Phnom Penh Branch is the first lender from China in the country and is the Kingdom's 30th commercial bank.

Concerns over international board

2011-05-09 09:55:54

Analysts fear B-share market may be rendered redundant by bourse

Stronger yuan does not hurt forex reserves: China

2011-05-07 11:13:28

A rising yuan will not cause heavy losses to China's $3 trillion foreign exchange reserves, the nation's forex regulator said on Friday, refuting some media reports that a stronger yuan against the US dollar had led to heavy losses of the huge forex reserves.

China signs currency swap deal with Mongolia

2011-05-06 16:28:14

The People's Bank of China said it has signed a 5-billion-yuan currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of the People's Republic of Mongolia.