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China futures market turnover up 12.2 pct in 2018
The total transaction value of the futures market was 210.82 trillion yuan (30.77 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2018, up 12.2 percent year on year.
China's central bank drains liquidity from market
China's central bank drained liquidity from the financial system Wednesday, with more reverse repos maturing than conducted.
Chinese shares close lower Wednesday
Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.15 percent, at 2,465.29 points.
Locked shares worth 39 bln USD to become tradable in January
Locked shares from around 200 listed companies will become eligible for trade on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges in January.
Chinese yuan strengthens slightly last week
China's yuan strengthened slightly against a basket of currencies last week, according to a China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) index.
Hong Kong shares down 2.38 pct by midday
Hong Kong stocks lost 615.82 points, or 2.38 percent, to close Wednesday's morning session at 25,229.88 points.
Chinese shares close lower at midday Wednesday
Shanghai Composite Index down 1.01 percent at 2,468.81 points. The Shenzhen Component Index lost 0.76 percent to end at 7,184.67 points at midday.
Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.8482 against USD Wednesday
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 150 basis points to 6.8482 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday.
SMEs raise 60 bln yuan on new third board in 2018
China's small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) raised 60 billion yuan (8.76 billion U.S. dollars) on the country's "new third board" last year.
U.S. stocks suffer worst year since 2008, volatility to continue
U.S. stocks finished 2018 with their worst performance in a decade, as fears over the U.S. Fed's tightening policy and an economic slowdown.
Local govt special bonds to get big boost next year
China will increase local governments’ special bonds on “a large scale” next year.
China QFII quota edges up to 101 bln USD
China's dollar-denominated Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) program saw its total quota rise to $101.056bln as of the end of December.
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