China stock index futures open mixed - May 13

2011-05-13 11:10:32

China's stock index futures opened mixed Friday. The contract for settlement in May, the most actively traded, opened 3.2 points lower at 3,104.8 from the previous close.

Hong Kong stocks open higher -- May 13

2011-05-13 11:09:44

Hong Kong stocks moved up 46.24 points, or 0.2 percent to open at 23,120 on Friday.

Gold price opens higher in Hong Kong -- May 13

2011-05-13 11:08:38

The gold price in Hong Kong went up HK$92 to open at HK$13,940 per tael on Friday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.

Market exchange rates in China -- May 13

2011-05-13 11:07:32

The following are the central parity rates of the renminbi against seven major currencies announced Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System

China's yuan weakens against US dollar - May 13

2011-05-13 11:06:07

The Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, Friday weakened against the US dollar as the central parity rate of the yuan was set at 6.5017 per US dollar

Technology IPOs maintain their luster

2011-05-13 11:04:44

Analysts are still optimistic about Jiayuan.com International Ltd, NetQin Mobile Inc, and Renren Inc, the three Chinese Internet companies that listed on the Nasdaq this month, despite shares trading well below their IPO prices.

Toyota to resume in June

2011-05-13 11:01:07

Toyota Corp will resume operations in China in June, two months earlier than expected, Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co announced on Wednesday.

Long-term Japanese bonds lure China

2011-05-13 10:58:50

China bought the most Japanese long-term bonds than it has in more than six years and sold stocks as the smaller nation's tsunami and record earthquake in March spurred expectations that interest rates would remain low.

Home sales in Beijing decrease under govt policies

2011-05-13 10:56:56

Home sales in Beijing plummeted over 30 percent in the first four months of 2011, partially as a result of the government's actions to cool down the city's red-hot property market.

China to double land supply to cool housing market

2011-05-13 10:53:45

The Chinese government will increase its supplies of available land for residential housing development this year as part of the country's efforts to curb its runaway property market.

Yahoo! still has hold on Alibaba

2011-05-13 10:41:08

Yahoo! Inc still has a considerable say over Alibaba Group Holding Ltd after the Chinese e-commerce giant ceded ownership of its online payment business, said analysts.

Shanghai's super-rich surprise

2011-05-13 10:26:22

Shanghai has some 132,000 individuals with a personal wealth of $1.54 million or more. The 30-year-old basketball star Yao Ming is the youngest local billionaire.