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Less lock-up shares eligible for trade next week
Lock-up shares worth about 17.9 billion yuan (about 2.6 billion U.S. dollars) will become eligible for trading on China's bourses next week.
Number of active drilling rigs in U.S. decreases this week
The number of active drilling rigs in the United States dipped by four this week to 1,044, but still 90 more than that this time last year.
Copper price falls on U.S. tariffs moves
The price of copper fell this week to 2.80 U.S. dollars a pound amid U.S. protectionist tariff moves.
U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly lower
Shares of BeiGene, Ltd. dropped 1.75 percent, leading the laggards in the top 10 stocks of the index.
China approves two IPO applications
Beijing Konruns Pharmaceutical Co. and Beijing Emerging Eastern Aviation Equipment Co. will raise no more than 1.7 billion yuan in the A-share market.
BOE raises interest rate as expected, US dollar index trend waits for turn
The Bank of England (BOE) raised interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent as what was expected on Aug. 2.
China treasury bond futures close higher Friday
China's treasury bond futures closed higher on Friday, with the contract for September 2018 closing 0.12 percent higher at 98.67 yuan.
Hong Kong shares down 0.13 pct by midday
Hong Kong stocks lost 35.00 points, or 0.13 percent, to close Friday's morning session at 27,679.56 points.
Hong Kong shares down 2.32 pct by midday
Hong Kong stocks lost 657.69 points, or 2.32 percent, to close Thursday's morning session at 27,683.05 points.
China Hushen 300 index futures open lower Thursday
China's Hushen 300 index futures opened lower on Thursday, as the contract for settlement in August 2018 opened 0.8 percent lower at 3,415 points.
Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.7942 against USD Thursday
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 351 basis points to 6.7942 against the U.S. dollar Thursday.
China QFII quota at 100.46 bln USD
A total of 287 overseas institutions have received quotas amounting to $100.46 bln under QFII program to move money into the country's capital account
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