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Shanghai Composite Index

The benchmark index is now more than 20 percent up from its low in January.

China Enters Bull Market as Stocks Hit 10-Month High

Nov 13, 2016 01:19 PM EST

The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.8 percent during Friday session. The benchmark index is now more than 20 percent up from its low in January. The spike also indicates the beginning of a "bull market." However, the index is still 48 percent down from its 2007 high.

China Eastern Airlines saw a downward trend of shares despite its recent deal with Ctrip.com International Ltd.

China Eastern Airlines' Shares Plunged Despite Ctrip Deal

Charissa Echavez |

Apr 23, 2016 11:18 AM EDT

Aviation company China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd. posted a 5.29 percent share decline in Shanghai on Friday, closing at 6.27 yuan (96 cents) per share despite its recently announced partnership with travel service provider Ctrip.com International Ltd.

Survey Indicates Investor Confidence Returning to China's Stock Market

Benjie Batanes |

Oct 15, 2015 07:53 AM EDT

An investor protection firm owned by the Chinese government have announced that a survey conducted in September indicates that investors are once again upbeat about China's stock market. But some foreign financial market observers are not that confident.

Infrastructure Spending Increase in China Could Lift Base Metals Prices Up

Eana Maniebo |

Aug 06, 2015 11:36 AM EDT

The Chinese government knows that the recent improvements in the financial sector are not sustainable enough to help the economy maintain its growth, which remains relatively meagre compared with past figures.

Chinese Stocks Fall Again After Recent Recovery

Benjie Batanes |

Jul 15, 2015 11:20 AM EDT

Chinese stocks have once again resumed their downward trend despite a 7-percent rise in the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The stocks started its descent Tuesday and kept falling until the close of Wednesday's trading.

Chinese Brokerage Firms Report Record Earnings Despite Fall in Value

Benjie Batanes |

Jul 13, 2015 07:21 AM EDT

The net earnings of 22 Chinese brokerage firms rose by almost 400 percent in the first half of 2015. However, the value of their shares were not spared by the downtrend in the Chinese stock market.

Chinese Regulators Latest Move: Major Stockholders Forbidden from Selling Shares

Benjie Batanes |

Jul 09, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

Chinese regulators issued a new ruling on Wednesday prohibiting stockholders who own more than five percent shares in a corporation from selling them within the next six months. Authorities hope that the latest directive can at least pare down the selling frenzy in the Chinese stock market.

Investors Continue Selling, Efforts to Shore Up Chinese Stocks Fail

Benjie Batanes |

Jul 08, 2015 07:04 AM EDT

China's stock markets continued to lose value as soon as trade opened on Wednesday. A series of incentives and the filing of charges against market manipulators has failed to calm investors who are still selling their Chinese shares in droves.

Chinese Regulators Cap Daily Trade On the CSI 500 Futures Index

Benjie Batanes |

Jul 07, 2015 11:13 AM EDT

Chinese regulators announced on Monday that the daily trade volume in the CSI 500 Futures Index will be reduced in hopes of keeping China's Stock markets from slipping further.

Latest Casualties in Chinese Stock Market's Fall: 28 Firms Withdraw IPO Launch

Benjie Batanes |

Jul 06, 2015 09:00 AM EDT

A report by the country's exchange officials published on Saturday said that a total of 28 companies have withdrawn their initial public offerings (IPO) from the Chinese stock market mainly because of the market's bearish condition.

Chinese Stocks Dip Alarmingly after Worst Week in Nearly a Decade

Kwao Peppeh |

Jun 20, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

China's stock market suffered a terrible run this past week that saw the Shanghai Composite Index fall by up to 13 percent and the Shenzhen Composite Index drop by nearly the same figure.

Shanghai Stock Market Takes Nosedive, Sees Biggest One-Day Loss in Five Years

Michael A. Katz |

Dec 09, 2014 09:43 AM EST

Just days after breaking through the 3,000-point barrier for the first time since 2011, the Shanghai stock market plunged in its biggest one-day percentage decline in five years.