
Oil prices gain amid falling U.S. crude stocks
Oil prices gained on Thursday after data showed a hefty weekly decline in U.S. crude stocks.

Hong Kong stocks close 1.25 pct higher
Hong Kong stocks closed up 353.77 points, or 1.25 percent, to 28,543.52 points on Thursday.

China's central bank skips reverse repos Thursday
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, skipped reverse repos on Thursday.