Chinese shares gain 1.2 percent to 2,831
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Chinese shares rose Friday as investors snapped up bargain blue chips following losses earlier in the week.
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Asian stocks rose in US trading. Sony Corp. gained after the world&#39;s No. 2 consumer-electronics maker agreed to resolve a dispute over patents related to digital cameras.
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The Nikkei made its biggest gain in two  weeks on Wednesday after unexpectedly strong Chinese growth  data prompted investors to return to Nippon Steel Corp. and  others doing business in China.
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Chinese stocks have climbed back as the market digests the government's intentions on shares taxation.
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China's global trade surplus in January rose 22.7 percent compared with the year-earlier period to $19.5 billion, a state news agency reported Friday.
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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd.  (2318.HK), China's second-largest life insurer, plans to sell  up to 1.15 billion A-shares worth an estimated US$4 billion  (2.17 billion pounds) to replenish its capital.
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NEW YORK - A sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher Friday on hopes that the economic slowdown would not be as bad as first thought.    The 2.8 percent GDP growth in the second quarter, a revision from the 3 percent preliminary figure reported in July, is a far cry from the 4.5 percent growth in the first quarter...
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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Air China Ltd.&#39;s (0753.HK) stock gained 8% on its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Wednesday, and analysts said there is scope for slight further
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China&#39;s retail sales in the first two  months rose a strong 14.7 percent from a year earlier,  reinforcing a trend of sturdy spending buoyed by rising incomes  and government steps to spur consumption.
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Asian stocks rose on Monday, with  China&#39;s market surging to an all-time high and South Korea also  hitting a record, as a rally in metals prices lifted miners and  a stronger dollar boosted shares in Japanese exporters.
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Tokyo shares rose on Wednesday after  unexpectedly strong Chinese growth data, released the day  before, helped Nippon Steel Corp. and other firms that do a lot  of business in the country.
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BEIJING -- China's trade surplus jumped nearly 33 percent in August to its second-highest monthly level, according to data released Tuesday, adding to pressure on Beijing to ease currency controls and narrow its yawning trade gap.
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London shares made a good recovery on Thursday following a two-day losing streak, mirroring gains in both the US and Asia.
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Shares in Ping An Insurance (Group) , China's second-biggest life insurer, jumped as much as 51 percent as they listed in Shanghai on Thursday after a $5 billion IPO.
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In Chinaâs largest domestic initial public offering so far, PetroChina, Chinaâs biggest oil and gas conglomerate, said it raised $8.93 billion.
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U.S. stocks rose modestly on Thursday  as another slip in oil prices offset a decision by China's  central bank to raise interest rates.
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Mengniu sale   An investor in China Mengniu Dairy Co has offered 65 million shares for sale, which may raise as much as HK$1.4 billion, Sing Tao Daily reported yesterday, citing unnamed sources.