Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges said on Wednesday they signed a new cooperation agreement in hope of boosting investment in the Guangdong-HK-Macau Greater Bay Area.

"I wish they had narrowed down the companies more," Taku Ito, chief portfolio manager at Nissay Asset Management, said

South Korean battery maker's $10.7bn IPO has received bids worth around $80 billion from institutional investors, sources have said

Shimao Group said it is in talks with potential buyers such as China Vanke and may consider disposing of some properties to reduce debt

The MSE Top 20 Index, the national benchmark, soared 132.7% last year, by far the world's best performance.

The warning was issued after its shares closed below $1 for 30 consecutive business days through to January 3, Fangdd said

Singapore continued its good start to the year while Hong Kong extended recent gains and there were advances in Shanghai, Taipei, Manila, Mumbai, Bangkok and Jakarta. Tokyo was closed.

US stocks were mixed on Friday as investors digested payroll data – employment up by a less-than-expected 199,000 jobs last month – and its impact on Federal Reserve policy

The conglomerate raised $1.5 billion in a 10-year tranche, $1.75 billion in a 30-year and $750 million in a 40-year deal

Lender has been operating in the Australian market since 1982, primarily focusing on structured finance activities in the infrastructure, real estate and energy sectors

Huarong, one of four state-owned distressed-debt managers, halted trading in its shares in April 2021 after missing a March 31 deadline for filing its 2020 earnings

About 40% of that would go to owners of TPG who plan to cash out, including insurer China Life, which plans to sell 5.6 million shares