New China Life, the country's third-largest life insurer, has filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange for a planned IPO of up to $4 billion in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
China's Guangfa Bank is waiting for a "good window" to launch its 35 billion yuan ($5.5 billion) dual-listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The lowest developing-nation equity valuations since January 2009 are a sign that the MSCI Emerging Markets Index's worst tumble in three years is nearing an end, according to strategists at three of the world's biggest banks.
Bank of America Corp has held exploratory talks with the principal investment funds of Kuwait and Qatar about selling part of its stake in China Construction Bank.
Hong Kong stocks went down 464. 24 points, or 2.35 percent, to open at 19,319.43 on Thursday, tracking lost on Wall Street overnight.
Stocks on the Chinese mainland rebounded from a more than one-year low on speculation the government may delay interest-rate increases after Premier Wen Jiabao urged global cooperation to stabilize financial markets.
Hong Kong stocks staged a big rally on Wednesday. Analysts here said the market is likely to continue recovering as the Federal Reserves' pledge to keep the rates low may help investors somehow regain confidence.
The exchange rate of the yuan against the dollar rose to a 17-year high after the US Federal Reserve Board announced it will maintain interest rates at a record low and amid a global stock market rebound.
China Railway Group , the country's largest railroad builder, has dropped a plan to raise about 6.2 billion yuan ($966 million) via a share placement, Reuters reported.
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Wednesday that it will sell 28 billion yuan ($4.36 billion) more in 30-year book-entry treasury bonds starting Thursday.
Hong Kong stocks gained 452.97 points, or 5.66 percent, at 19,783.67 on Wednesday.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, rose 12.99 points, or 1.48 percent, to 891.75 on Wednesday.