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<body>HONG KONG, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong&#39;s Hang Seng Index dipped 134.93 points, or 0.76 percent, to open at 17,663.8 points on Tuesday.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[Crude futures settle higher]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:15:50 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices advanced on Monday.<br />
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The West Texas Intermediate for October delivery increased 2.59 U.S. dollars, or 3.46 percent, to settle at 77.42 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for October delivery gained 2.41 dollars, or 3.05 percent, to settle at 81.43 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[Sugar futures close higher]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:12:07 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Sugar futures closed higher Monday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE).<br />
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The most active sugar contract for January 2025 delivery gained 30 yuan (about 4.22 U.S. dollars) to close at 5,573 yuan per tonne.<br />
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On Monday, the total trading volume for six listed sugar futures contracts on the ZCE was 384,183 lots with a turnover of 21.47 billion yuan.<br />
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As the world&#39;s important consumer and importer of sugar, China listed sugar futures on ZCE in January 2006, helping sugar-related enterprises hedge the price risk.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index higher at midday Monday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:10:02 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China&#39;s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, went up 0.13 percent to 1,548.86 points in the morning session Monday.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[China's interbank treasury bond index opens higher Monday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:23:13 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China&#39;s interbank treasury bond index in net price opened at 1,036.38 points Monday, higher than the previous close of 1,035.97 points, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.<br />
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The index reflects real-time trading of treasury bonds in China&#39;s interbank bond market.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.1139 against USD Monday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:08:39 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 219 pips to 7.1139 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.<br />
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In China&#39;s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.<br />
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The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index opens higher Monday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:04:37 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China&#39;s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.2 percent to open at 1,550.04 points Monday.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Iron ore futures close lower]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:58:11 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>DALIAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iron ore futures closed lower on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).<br />
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The most active iron ore contract for January 2025 delivery dipped 16.5 yuan (about 2.31 U.S. dollars) to close at 719.5 yuan per tonne.<br />
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On Friday, the total trading volume of 12 listed iron ore futures contracts on the exchange was 542,413 lots, with a turnover of about 39.39 billion yuan.<br />
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As the world&#39;s largest importer of iron ore, China opened the DCE iron ore futures to international investors in May 2018.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index closes higher Friday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:33:37 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China&#39;s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.02 percent to close at 1,546.9 points Friday.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[China's benchmark interbank gold prices lower Friday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:11:12 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China&#39;s benchmark prices for spot interbank gold transactions were lower Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.<br />
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The benchmark price for gold that is 99.95 percent pure or above stood at 572.74 yuan (about 80.26 U.S. dollars) per gram, 2.21 yuan lower than the previous trading day, while the price for gold that is 99.99 percent pure or above went down 1.61 yuan from the previous trading day to 572.89 yuan.<br />
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Spot transaction prices on the interbank price inquiry market are allowed to rise or fall within 15 percent from the benchmark prices each trading day.<br />
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The interbank gold price inquiry business was introduced in 2012 to enhance market liquidity and enrich trading models.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[Major stock market indices worldwide]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:10:46 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.<br />
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IN ASIA<br />
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The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,844.77 points, down 4.00 points, or 0.14 percent.<br />
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The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,134.40 points, down 27.78 points, or 0.34 percent.<br />
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The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,521.18 points, down 119.82 points, or 0.68 percent.<br />
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The S&amp;P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,994.60 points, down 32.40 points, or 0.40 percent.<br />
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The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,278.18 points, up 67.17 points, or 0.18 percent.<br />
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The Straits Times Index opened at 3,372.30 points, down 1.28 points, or 0.04 percent.<br />
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The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,690.80 points, down 16.87 points, or 0.62 percent.<br />
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IN THE UNITED STATES<br />
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The S&amp;P 500 Index closed at 5,570.64 points, down 50.21 points, or 0.89 percent.<br />
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,712.78 points, down 177.71 points, or 0.43 percent.<br />
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The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,619.35 points, down 299.64 points, or 1.67 percent.<br />
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IN EUROPE<br />
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The DAX Index closed at 18,493.39 points, up 44.44 points, or 0.24 percent.<br />
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The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,288.00 points, up 4.57 points, or 0.06 percent.<br />
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The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,524.11 points, down 0.61 points, or 0.01 percent.<br />
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(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open lower Friday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:57:45 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.14 percent to open at 2,844.77 points.<br />
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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.34 percent lower at 8,134.4 points.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index closes lower Thursday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:36:46 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China&#39;s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.76 percent to close at 1,546.63 points Thursday.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index opens higher Thursday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:58:12 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China&#39;s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.08 percent to open at 1,559.68 points Thursday.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Sugar futures close lower]]></title> 
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<body>ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sugar futures closed lower Wednesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE).<br />
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The most active sugar contract for January 2025 delivery lost 61 yuan (about 8.55 U.S. dollars) to close at 5,586 yuan per tonne.<br />
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On Wednesday, the total trading volume for six listed sugar futures contracts on the ZCE was 470,096 lots with a turnover of 26.47 billion yuan.<br />
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As the world&#39;s important consumer and importer of sugar, China listed sugar futures on ZCE in January 2006, helping sugar-related enterprises hedge the price risk.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index closes lower Wednesday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:46:50 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China&#39;s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.6 percent to close at 1,558.51 points Wednesday.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[China's benchmark interbank gold prices higher Wednesday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:27:10 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China&#39;s benchmark prices for spot interbank gold transactions were higher Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.<br />
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The benchmark price for gold that is 99.95 percent pure or above stood at 572.99 yuan (about 80.36 U.S. dollars) per gram, 1.56 yuan higher than the previous trading day, while the price for gold that is 99.99 percent pure or above went up 0.49 yuan from the previous trading day to 572.75 yuan.<br />
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Spot transaction prices on the interbank price inquiry market are allowed to rise or fall within 15 percent from the benchmark prices each trading day.<br />
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The interbank gold price inquiry business was introduced in 2012 to enhance market liquidity and enrich trading models.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index opens lower Wednesday]]></title> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China&#39;s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.43 percent to open at 1,561.24 points Wednesday.<br />
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The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.</body>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.1307 against USD Wednesday]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:49:28 +0800</pubDate> 
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<body>BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 18 pips to 7.1307 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.<br />
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In China&#39;s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Soybean futures close lower]]></title> 
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<body>DALIAN, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- No.1 soybean futures closed lower on Tuesday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).<br />
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The most active No.1 soybean contract for January 2025 delivery dipped 41 yuan (about 5.75 U.S. dollars) to close at 4,215 yuan per tonne.<br />
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On Tuesday, the total trading volume of six listed No.1 soybean futures contracts on the exchange was 134,609 lots, with a turnover of about 5.75 billion yuan.<br />
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China is the world&#39;s largest soybean importer.<br />
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