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New | Chinese stocks down by midday close on weakness in banks and insurance firms

An electronic board at a brokerage house in Beijing shows share prices on the Shanghai stock exchange. Photo: EPA

New | Short selling not to blame for China stock meltdown, official data shows

Short-sellers blamed for a rout in Chinese equities accounted for only a tiny proportion of the market, data showed. Photo: Felix Wong

Short selling of shares by foreigners is not to blame for China’s stock meltdown, according to a new study of official figures by financial data firm Markit.

New | Chinese and Hong Kong markets virtually flat by midsession

A man's reflection is captured at he looks at stock prices in Hong Kong, which were trading virtually flat on Thursday. Photo: Felix Wong

New | Chinese, Hong Kong stocks choppy by midday break; markets consolidate and seek direction

Investors in Hong Kong watch the movement of shares on an electronic screen. Photo: Felix Wong
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Update | Chinese stocks settle lower but recover from worst of beating; Hong Kong ekes out gain

A woman investor in China eyes a bank of electronic monitors showing stock prices as stocks in Shanghai recovered from an early beating on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
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China Railway Signal aims to raise US$1.8b in listing

CSRC has secured US$971.1 million of commitment from a total of 16 cornerstone investors. Photo: Xinhua

Undeterred by another market crash, China Railway Signal and Communication yesterday began to tap investors for its initial public offering in Hong Kong.

Update | Chinese stocks battle back to end up, Hong Kong shares in the red by the close

An investor in China is framed by an electronic board showing stock prices in the country's volatile equity markets. Photo: Xinhua

Portfolio | Bump ahead for China's luxury carmaker stocks as economy slows

Geely, which makes inexpensive, compact cars, has seen its share price rise more than 20 per cent in the past year. Photo: Reuters

Update | China stocks finish higher as Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong post gains on week

Punters in Hong Kong monitor stock prices as shares in the city and on mainland China were given an end of the week boost by bargain hunting. Photo: Felix Wong

Update | Shanghai and Shenzhen stocks finish lower, Hong Kong softer at the close

An investor in China's equity market stretches while taking a break from monitoring prices at a brokerage in Beijing. Photo: AP
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Update | Shanghai and Hong Kong stocks retreat as investors await China GDP data

An elderly investor watches stock prices in China as markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai were weaker on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Update | Hong Kong follows rebound in mainland Chinese stocks

An investor holds a board saying "government saves the market so that investors will be happy" at a stockbroking firm in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

China’s MSCI dreams in doubt after Beijing’s shock market intervention

Beijing’s flurry of market-boosting measures have raised further questions about the government’s commitment to let the market play a decisive role. Photo: Xinhua

Live | China Markets Live - Mainland and Hong Kong stocks settle higher after severe rout

A stock investor checks prices in a brokerage house in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province. Photo: Reuters
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Watch out for dead-cat bounce in Hong Kong stock market

Local stock market recovery may be a classic dead-cat bounce. Photo: Bloomberg

A recovery in Hong Kong's stock market yesterday may be a classic dead-cat bounce, with investor sentiment clearly risk averse despite a fresh flurry of edicts from mainland regulators designed to soothe investor fears of an unstoppable slide in the country's stock markets.

Live | Volatile China stocks close higher, Hong Kong ends sharply up

The Hang Seng Index rose 3.70 per cent this morning. Photo: Sam Tsang

Welcome to SCMP.com's live coverage of China's stock market chaos here's how todays trading unfolded. China's market rebounded to finish higher while Hong Kong finished strongly as the weeks-long rout in equities seems to slow down for now. As before, we'll be bringing you updates as they happen on price levels, the biggest fallers and gainers and other key trading data, as well as breaking news and expert opinion on key developments.

Shanghai’s new listing venue in doubt after Beijing reins in IPOs

CSRC chairman Xiao Gang told a forum in June it wanted to speed up the development of domestic capital markets. Photo: Xinhua

New | Fresh fall in Chinese stocks points to split in investor sentiment

Shanghai and Shenzhen shares have dropped 27.2 per cent and 37.7 per cent, respectively, from their June 12 peaks. Photo: AFP

China shares bounce back on rescue fund talks

Turnover in Shanghai jumped to 943.4 billion yuan on Monday from 643.5 billion yuan on Friday. Photo: AP

New | Beijing's curb on new listings seen as boost to Hong Kong's IPO market

Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index is up 10.42 per cent this year, compared with a 13.98 per cent gain for Shanghai. Photo: AFP

Beijing to rein in pace of fund raising amid Chinese stock market rout

Investors watch computer screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Wuhan. Photo: Reuters

Beijing has reined in the pace of raising funds in the mainland's initial public offering market after Shanghai's benchmark stock index posted its worst three-week performance in almost a quarter of a century.

Hong Kong stocks trade flat ahead of Sunday's Greek austerity vote

Traders will be eagerly awaiting results of Sunday's Greek referendum that could determine the euro zone's fate. Photo: AFP

Update | Shanghai shares finishes at over 3-month low; Beijing eyes manipulation and short-selling

Chinese investors monitor stock prices in Shanghai, as shares opened lower on Friday in a rout from highs hit in the middle of June. Photo: EPA

Update | China’s stocks hit critical low despite government lifelines

A trading hall in a securities firm in Shenyang. Chinese stocks continued to plunge on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

A series of lifelines from Beijing failed to stop the slide in the mainland's stock market on Thursday, with the key Shanghai Composite Index closing below the critical 4,000 mark for the first time in almost three months.

PRESS DIGEST - Top stories in Hong Kong and mainland China newspapers on July 2

A newspaper stand in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

Portfolio | Merged China train maker shows not all state firms are safe bets

CRRC's train models on display at an exhibition in Beijing. The company's shares are performing badly. Photo: Xinhua

New | Brokerage and insurance stocks power rebound in Chinese markets

The rebound in the mainland Chinese share markets on Tuesday has brought back some cheer to investors. Photo: Xinhua

New | China’s pension fund may invest 30 per cent of net assets in equities

Investors watch the performance of stocks in China as the country's pension fund said it would pump up to 30 per cent of its net assets into equity investments. Photo: Xinhua

New | Shanghai on edge as stocks extend sell-off

Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Legend Holdings Corp, at the ceremony celebrating his company's listing in Hong Kong. Photo: David Wong

New | Shares of Lenovo parent Legend rise in Hong Kong market debut

Liu Chuanzhi, chairman of Legend Holdings, hits the gong during the debut of the company on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Photo: Reuters
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