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The Chinese yuan has been one of the best-performing Asian currencies this year, rising about 3% against a strengthening US dollar. It is now at its strongest since late 2015
Washington blacklisted SenseTime over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang, which the firm called "unfounded"
AI firm chiefs debating what to do with $767m offering after US blacklisting would stop US-based investors from buying its shares
The currency had fallen in the previous two days as the central bank's monetary policy decision failed to enthuse forex market participants
Nervous traders were waiting on latest US consumer price data while China’s continuing real estate crisis is also unsettling investors
Move comes after FT reported the US will put the firm on an investment blacklist on Friday, meaning US investors could not buy shares in the group
The low price pushed up the yield, which moves inversely to the price, on the bonds to 9.75%, underscoring their lacklustre reception
Japanese conglomerate has proposed an extraordinary general meeting in the January-March quarter to gauge shareholder support
The company on Thursday said pre-tax profits rose 46% year-on-year to $81.1 million for the six months to the end of September
Goal is cooperation with well-known industry associations, enterprises and other organisations from both home and abroad
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