No.1 soybean futures closed higher on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).The most active No.1 soybean contract for May 2026 delivery gained 1 yuan (about 14 U.S. cents) to close at 4,324 yuan per tonne.

Iron ore futures closed lower on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).The most active iron ore contract for May 2026 delivery dipped 4 yuan (about 57 U.S. cents) to close at 812 yuan per tonne.

Cotton futures closed lower Friday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE).

Hong Kong's stock market declined on Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.29 percent to close at 26,844.96 points.

Chinese stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.26 percent to 4,101.91 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.18 percent lower at 14,281.08 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.63 percent higher at 1,855.03 points on Friday.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.20 percent to close at 3,361.02 points Friday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 0.90 percent higher at 1,841.79 points on Friday. The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, opened 1.05

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.78 percent to open at 3,394.35 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 higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.35 percent to open at 4,127.06 points. The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.47 percent higher at 14,374.54 points.

The Hang Seng Index gained 171.23 points, or 0.64 percent, to open at 27,094.85 points on Friday.

U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday, snapping a two-day losing streak as a surge in semiconductor and financial shares bolstered investor confidence.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6 percent to 49,442.44. The S&P 500 added 0.26 percent to 6,944.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by

Tokyo stocks closed mixed Thursday as some heavyweight technology shares drew selling, while growing speculation for a snap election helped lift the market.

Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.28 percent to close at 26,923.62 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.55 percent lower at 1,825.30 points on Thursday.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.56 percent to close at 3,367.92 points Thursday.

Chinese stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.33 percent to 4,112.60 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.41 percent higher at 14,306.73 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 0.94 percent lower at 1,818.17 points on Thursday.The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, opened 0.64

Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.48 percent to open at 4,106.22 points.The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.63 percent lower at 14,158.66 points.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 56 pips to 7.0064 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, 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