Hong Kong's stock market ended lower on Monday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.11 percent to close at 25,675.18 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 1.07 percent to end at 8,597.97 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index declined 1.95 percent to end at 4,844.94 points.

Chinese stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.09 percent to 4,131.53 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.20 percent lower at 15,530.23 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.36 percent to close at 3,914.88 points Monday.The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 350.10 points, or 1.35 percent, to 25,612.63 points in the morning session on Monday.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.87 percent to open at 3,895.07 points Monday.The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Chinese stocks opened lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.37 percent to open at 4,120.14 points.The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.62 percent lower at 15,465.3 points.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 20 pips to 6.8435 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity

U.S. stocks tanked on Friday, retreating from recent record highs as surging oil prices and climbing Treasury yields led investors to price in the possibility of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this year.

Tokyo stocks ended lower on Friday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index briefly falling over 2 percent.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 1,244.76 points, or 1.99 percent, from Thursday at 61,409.29.The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 15.30 points, or 0.39 percent, lower at

Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.62 points to close at 25,962.73 points.The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 1.89 percent to end at 8,691.03 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index declined 2.66 percent to end at 4,941.14 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.18 percent lower at 2,074.78 points on Friday. The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, closed 1.67

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.56 percent to close at 3,929.06 points Friday. The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Chinese stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.02 percent to 4,135.39 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.17 percent lower at 15,561.37 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 229.01 points, or 0.87 percent, to 26,160.03 points in the morning session on Friday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 0.05 percent lower at 2,098.46 points on Friday. The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, opened 0.04

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.17 percent to open at 3,957.74 points Friday. The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Chinese stocks opened mixed on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.09 percent to open at 4,174.18 points. The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.05 percent higher at 15,753.19 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.98 points, or 0.01 percent, to open at 26,391.02 points on Friday.

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above the 50,000-point threshold again as a landmark initial public offering (IPO) fueled optimism in the technology sector.

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- China's yuan-denominated loans rose 8.59 trillion yuan (about 1.26 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first four months of 2026, central bank data showed on Thursday.At the end of April, outstanding yuan loans stood at 280.5 trillion yuan, up 5.6 percent year on year, according to the People's Bank of China.The M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, had increased by 8.6 percent year on year to 353.04 trillion yuan by the end of last month.The M1, which covers cash in circulation, demand deposits and client reserves of non-bank payment institutions, reached 114.58 trillion yuan at the end of April, up 5 percent from the same period of last year. ■