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Asia, Europe Markets Surge In 2020 Day One Trade, US Futures Suggest Positive Open
Thursday, January 2, 2020 - 5:36am | 308Markets in Asia and Europe opened the year 2020 on a positive note after the previous year proved to be politically turbulent. The U.S. futures too pointed towards a positive open on Thursday. What Happened People's Bank of China gave global investors reasons to cheer at the start of the year...
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China Suspends Stock Connect Program With UK Over Hong Kong Political Rift: Reuters
Thursday, January 2, 2020 - 3:53am | 356China has temporarily suspended the Shanghai-London Stock Connect project with the U.K. over the latter's support for Hong Kong protestors and other political rifts, Reuters reported on Thursday. What Happened The Stock Connect project launched last year in June enabled the companies from the...
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Asia Market Wrap: Japan Shares Tank On Year's Last Day Of Trading, Chinese Shares Surge
Monday, December 30, 2019 - 1:42am | 337Shares across Asia Pacific traded in a mix on Monday, with the lack of a major catalyst driving the entire market, even as the markets in the U.S. closed on record highs on Friday. Stock Market Chinese stocks made sharp gains in trade by lunchtime after opening poorly. Shanghai Composite was up 0....
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Asia Markets, US Futures Continue To Surge On Trade Deal Optimism
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - 6:01am | 306Markets in Asia Pacific and U.S. Futures continued to see growth on Tuesday in the aftermath of the announcement of phase one of the trade deal between the U.S. and China. What Happened The two countries said that they reached an agreement over the long-standing trade war on Friday. When the...
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Asia Market Wrap: Stocks Mixed, Yuan Falls As US, China Reach Trade Deal
Monday, December 16, 2019 - 3:40am | 401Stock Markets in Asia remained mixed in trading on Monday, even as the U.S. and China confirmed phase one of their trade deal on Friday. What Happened U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Sunday told CNBC the trade deal between the two countries is "totally done" and will...
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China Markets Open Lower; U.S. Fed Meeting In Focus
Monday, December 12, 2016 - 11:09pm | 293Chinese stocks were trading lower on Tuesday. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 21.4 points, or 0.68 percent to 3,131.60, while the Shenzhen composite fell 0.61 percent to 511.82. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA: FXI) shares fell 2.30 percent to close at $36.61 on Monday,...
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China Stocks Tumble; Shanghai Composite Index Down Over 2%
Monday, December 12, 2016 - 12:13am | 258Chinese stocks were trading lower on Monday. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 67.6 points, or 2.09 percent to 3,165.29, while the Shenzhen composite fell 2.9 percent to 523.32. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA: FXI) shares fell 0.58 percent to close at $37.47 on Friday,...
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China Stocks Gain Following Consumer Price Index
Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 9:31pm | 242Chinese stocks were trading higher on Friday. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 10 points, or 0.31 percent to 3,225.33, while the Shenzhen composite rose 0.04 percent to 540.01. China’s CPI rose 0.1 percent in November from October, compared to expectations for a 0.1 percent growth....
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China Stocks Edge Lower Following Trade Data
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 11:16pm | 302Chinese stocks were trading slightly lower on Thursday. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 2.03 points, or 0.06 percent to 3,220.21, while the Shenzhen composite fell 0.09 percent to 541.28. China’s trade balance came in at CNY298.111 billion for November, versus expectations of CNY 320...
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China Stocks Trade Slightly Higher
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 11:21pm | 218Chinese stocks were trading slightly higher on Wednesday. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 3.43 points, or 0.11 percent to 3,203.08, while the Shenzhen composite rose 0.29 percent to 538.89. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA: FXI) shares closed at $37.26 on Tuesday, while...
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China Markets Edge Higher; Yuan Gains Against Dollar
Monday, December 5, 2016 - 10:56pm | 265Chinese stocks were trading slightly higher on Tuesday. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 2.7 points, or 0.08 percent to 3,207.37, while the Shenzhen composite rose 0.4 percent to 537.86. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA: FXI) shares fell 0.13 percent to close at $37.26 on...
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China Markets Open Lower After Italian Vote Result
Sunday, December 4, 2016 - 11:06pm | 253Chinese stocks were trading lower on Monday, as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after a defeat in a referendum on constitutional reforms. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 41.4 points, or 1.28 percent to 3,202.47, while the Shenzhen composite fell 1 percent to 536.60....
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China Stock Markets Open Lower
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 11:56pm | 224Chinese stocks were trading lower on Friday, ahead of U.S. jobs report later in the day. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 26.6 points, or 0.81 percent to 3,246.74, while the Shenzhen composite fell 1.2 percent to 543.86. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA: FXI) shares...
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Chinese Markets Rise After OPEC Deal
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 11:32pm | 252Chinese stocks were trading higher on Thursday, as the OPEC agreed to reduce crude production by over 3 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 17 points, or 0.52 percent to 3,267.00, while the Shenzhen composite rose 0.55 percent to 549.20. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (...
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China's Shanghai Index Down Ahead Of Key OPEC Meeting
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 11:19pm | 278Chinese stocks were trading lower on Wednesday, ahead of the OPEC meeting in Vienna. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 32.4 points, or 0.99 percent to 3,250.54, while the Shenzhen composite fell 0.44 percent to 546.14. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA: FXI) shares rose 0....