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The Nasdaq China Index, which tracks major Chinese stocks trading in the US high-tech stock market, has dropped nearly 20 percent in fewer than 40 days, from 3.45 on May 2 to 6.83 on June 10. Moreover, the price of Chinese stocks, including Sino-Forest Corp and Yongye International Inc, has plunged more than 50 percent.
YANZHOU Coal Mining Co, China's fourth-largest producer, may raise more than A$1 billion (US$1.1 billion) in an initial public offering for at least a third of its Australian unit by the end of the year.

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China's regulators may allow 10 foreign and overseas-listed Chinese companies to sell shares in Shanghai under a trial program after two years of preparation, the 21st Century Business Herald reported, citing a draft plan.

Companies seeking to list on Shanghai's so-called international board should achieve a market capitalization of more than 30 billion yuan ($4.6 billion) and have a combined
Bluestar Adisseo Nutrition Group, the French animal-nutrition company backed by China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina), is seeking HK$12.08 billion ($1.56 billion) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a term sheet sent to investors.

Bluestar Adisseo is offering 2.3 billion shares, or 25 percent of the company, at HK$3.50 to HK$5.25.

Pricing the stock at the top end of the
CHINEXT, China's version of Nasdaq, is put to the test this month when a quarter of the outstanding shares of listed firms on the market become tradable.

It is very likely that shareholders, which include venture capital investors, private-equity firms and senior company executives, of the listed start-up companies will sell their holdings after lock-up restrictions expire, analysts said.

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Domestic automaker BYD has filed an application for a public listing on Shenzhen's A-share market and plans to complete the offering by the end of 2010, Wang Chuanfu, chairman of the board, said at the company's mid-year performance news conference in Hong Kong.

The company earned 2.42 billion yuan in the first half of this year, a 100 percent increase over same period in 2009.

Wang Chuanfu
Chinese investors will be able to begin applying on Monday to open accounts for stock index futures trading, the China Financial Futures Exchange said, in a key step toward the long-awaited launch of index futures trade.

The exchange was set to begin taking applications at 9 am, state media reported.

Individuals will be required to have a minimum of 500,000 yuan ($73,206) to open an account
Investors can apply for accounts to trade stock index futures from 9:00 a.m. Monday, the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFE) said Sunday in a statement on its website.

Investors who want to trade stock index futures must have a minimum 500,000 yuan (73,206 U.S. dollars) to open an account, according to the CFFE.


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