Tags: Shanghai Stock Exchange
Head of China Securities Regulatory Comission To Step Down
Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) was reported to offer his resignation. Xiao Gang handed his resignation last week following a failure in executing circuit breaker system in China stock markets.
China manufacturing woes continue: PMI index slips below 50 pts
Several measures gauging the manufacturing industry activity are showing discouraging results. The latest manufacturing gauging index slipped below 50, which indicates the deceleration in the manufacturing industry, falling to 49.7 in August.
China markets plunge in record turnover as margin traders take fright
China's stock markets plunged on Thursday, with indexes dropping over 6 percent in record high turnover as investors rushed to sell after more brokers tightened margin trading requirements for clients and the central bank drained money market liquidity.
Regulators approve international trading platform in Shanghai free trade zone
China's regulators have already given their assent for the creation of an international trading center in the free trade zone in Shanghai, Reuters reported citing the bourse's Chairman Gui Minjie.