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CNOOC Shares Suspended After Hitting Upper Limit on Debut
CNOOC Shares Suspended After Hitting Upper Limit on Debut

Chinese oil giant CNOOC surged 44% in its Shanghai debut on Thursday, after raising 28.08 billion yuan ($4.41 billion) in a public stock offering

Vietnam Arrests CEO in Market Manipulation Probe
Vietnam Arrests CEO in Market Manipulation Probe

Do Duc Nam was accused of colluding with executives of two local companies, Louis Capital and Louis Land, to manipulate the companies' share prices

China, Hong Kong Stocks Slip as PBOC Freezes Lending Rates
China, Hong Kong Stocks Slip as PBOC Freezes Lending Rates

Markets were surprised by central bank’s caution knocking optimism over Beijing’s pledges to support China’s slowing economy

China Imports Less Crude Oil From Saudi Arabia, Russia
No Good or Bad Yen Exchange Rates, Japan Official Says
Tycoons Back Beijing Choice Lee for Top Hong Kong Job
Indonesia Posts Budget Surplus on Commodity Gains
Indonesia Launches Corruption Case Over Palm Oil Exports
China’s Yuan Falls to Six-Month Low Against US Dollar
Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Output Falls 8% in First Quarter

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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors