Shenzhen Stock Exchanges

In Shanghai the benchmark composite index was flat, edging down 1.04 points to 3,071.06, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, was slightly higher, adding 1.17 points to 2,019.27.

A CEO succession with a gender change may amplify the disruption of the succession process and thus affect company's performance, according to a new study.

China shares jumped almost 5 per cent on Wednesday on suspected government intervention, with a flurry of buying just before the market close helping to undo much of the losses posted on Chinese stock exchanges earlier this week.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.88 per cent, or 14.76 points, to 1,662.57.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 81.90 points to 20,601.35.

China's stock exchanges and market watchdogs are cracking down on short-selling as part of a government-run effort to prevent a collapse in the country's markets, which have lost almost 30 per cent of their value since peaking in June.

Zhou Qunfei's wealth soared after her firm's debut on the Shenzhen stock exchange last month.

The wealth of Zhou Qunfei, chairwoman and president of Hunan-based Lens Technology, soared after the firm's debut on the Shenzhen stock exchange last month, after which its shares surged by their daily limit for 10 consecutive days.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, sank 4.31 per cent, or 63.26 points, to 1,403.39 on turnover of 450.5 billion yuan.

National Stock Exchange is set to have a new chief tomorrow, when Chitra Ramkrishna will take over as Managing Director and CEO and join the select league of women leaders at the helm of affairs of leading stock exchanges of the world.

A mounting dispute between Washington and Beijing over access to records of Chinese companies with US-traded shares might force major corporate names such as oil giant PetroChina and search engine Baidu to withdraw from American stock exchanges.

With her elevation as CEO and Managing Director of leading Indian bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE), Chitra Ramakrishna will join the select league of women executives in the world who head stock exchanges.

Dow futures were down 0.3 per cent at 12,915. Broader S&P 500 futures were down 0.4 per cent at 1,358.70.

In Shanghai the benchmark composite index was flat, edging down 1.04 points to 3,071.06, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, was slightly higher, adding 1.17 points to 2,019.27.

A CEO succession with a gender change may amplify the disruption of the succession process and thus affect company's performance, according to a new study.

China shares jumped almost 5 per cent on Wednesday on suspected government intervention, with a flurry of buying just before the market close helping to undo much of the losses posted on Chinese stock exchanges earlier this week.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.88 per cent, or 14.76 points, to 1,662.57.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 81.90 points to 20,601.35.

China's stock exchanges and market watchdogs are cracking down on short-selling as part of a government-run effort to prevent a collapse in the country's markets, which have lost almost 30 per cent of their value since peaking in June.

Zhou Qunfei's wealth soared after her firm's debut on the Shenzhen stock exchange last month.

The wealth of Zhou Qunfei, chairwoman and president of Hunan-based Lens Technology, soared after the firm's debut on the Shenzhen stock exchange last month, after which its shares surged by their daily limit for 10 consecutive days.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, sank 4.31 per cent, or 63.26 points, to 1,403.39 on turnover of 450.5 billion yuan.

National Stock Exchange is set to have a new chief tomorrow, when Chitra Ramkrishna will take over as Managing Director and CEO and join the select league of women leaders at the helm of affairs of leading stock exchanges of the world.

A mounting dispute between Washington and Beijing over access to records of Chinese companies with US-traded shares might force major corporate names such as oil giant PetroChina and search engine Baidu to withdraw from American stock exchanges.

With her elevation as CEO and Managing Director of leading Indian bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE), Chitra Ramakrishna will join the select league of women executives in the world who head stock exchanges.

Dow futures were down 0.3 per cent at 12,915. Broader S&P 500 futures were down 0.4 per cent at 1,358.70.