B Share

23 May 2007

A shares and B shares : Initially, trading in A shares was restricted to domestic investors only, while B shares were available to both domestic and foreign investors.

B shares jump on fresh rumours of markets merger

12 Jan 2007

Foreign currency-denominated Bshares yesterday jumped in Shanghai and Shenzhen on renewed speculation that the markets soon would be merged with their larger yuan-denominated A-share counterparts...

B shares regain state focus

16 May 2002

China's top economic planner has issued a white paper encouraging firms to seek B and H-share listings, a move seen as signalling Beijing's renewed interest in the tiny hard-currency markets.

Hope for cash-strapped H shares

16 Jul 2000

Beijing's recent decision to ease listing rules for H-share and B-share companies has revived hope for the cash-strapped firms, which have been struggling recently because of sliding stock prices...

Mansion House in B-share venture

6 Jul 2000

Mansion House has lined up two partners to help it launch venture-fund products and an Internet-trading service for mainland B shares in Hong Kong.

The companies are Beijing-based...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Nanjing Panda a lure for banker

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter owns 31.74 million Nanjing Panda Electronics H shares, according to Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing.

Dealers wary of new share offers

Mainland share prices closed lower yesterday on concerns over increased fund-raising activities following the launch of two additional initial public offerings.

Mainland plays dive on Nato backlash

Mainland shares saw one of their biggest daily falls this year yesterday, triggered by Beijing's propaganda war against the Nato bombing of its Belgrade embassy at the weekend.

No relief seen for B shares

The mainland's B shares are expected to continue to struggle next year after a disappointing year.

B shares

China remains the only communist country in the world to create stock exchanges. However, Beijing's often-contradictory approach to their development has created a government-mandated hierarchy...

B-share indices hit fresh lows

Shanghai's B shares dropped to a fresh record low yesterday on a lack of follow-through buying to support an early rebound, analysts said. The B-Share Index lost 0.39 per cent to close at 30.545...