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Hong Kong shares and Chinese shares close lower at midday
Hong Kong stocks lost 455.18 points, or 1.80 percent, to close Thursday's morning session at 24,794.6 points.
China's central bank continues liquidity injection
The People's Bank of China conducted 100 billion yuan (about $14.4 billion) of seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 2.55 percent.
Resumption of Iran sanctions increases uncertainty in crude oil: EIA
The resumption of sanctions on Iran adds uncertainty to crude oil prices, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday.
Tokyo stocks open sharply lower
As of 9:15 a.m, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plummeted 708.75 points, or 3.21 percent, from Wednesday to 21,382.43.
Dollar changes hands near 112 yen line in early trade in Tokyo
The U.S. dollar changed hands near the 112 yen line in early deals in Tokyo on Thursday, dropping from its levels in New York overnight.
Chinese shares open lower Thursday
Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 2.4 percent to open at 2,540.93 points.
Chinese yuan weakens to 6.9409 against USD Thursday
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 52 basis points to 6.9409 against the U.S. dollar Thursday.
QFII increase holdings of seven Chinese shares
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) have increased their holdings of seven Chinese companies.
U.S. oil inventories increase last week: EIA
U.S. crude oil inventories increased in the week ending Oct. 19, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Wednesday.
U.S. stocks close lower amid earnings reports, tech sell-off
U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Wednesday as investor sentiment was slammed by corporate earnings outlook as well as tech sell-off.
CBOT agricultural futures lower amid accelerated harvest
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled lower on Wednesday as framers sped up collection of crops amid dry weather.
Chinese shares close mixed Wednesday
Chinese stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.33 percent, at 2,603.30 points.
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