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International
– Guo Jiakun, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the economic and trade teams of China and the United States held consultations in a spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit, and achieved generally balanced and positive outcomes in stabilizing China‑US economic and trade relations and properly addressing each other’s concerns.
Sectors
– The Measures for the Administration of the List of Seriously Dishonest Entities in the Regulatory Field of the People’s Bank of China (Draft for Comment) has been released, which strictly stipulates the inclusion criteria for the list of seriously dishonest entities and strengthens constraints and penalties against dishonest acts.
Data
– Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that in April, the value‑added of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide rose by 4.1% year‑on‑year, the services production index increased by 4.3% year‑on‑year, and total retail sales of consumer goods grew by 0.2% year‑on‑year.In the January‑April period, national fixed‑asset investment fell by 1.6% year‑on‑year, among which manufacturing investment rose by 1.2% while real‑estate development investment dropped by 13.7%.The surveyed urban unemployment rate nationwide stood at 5.2% in April, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month.
– In April, second‑hand housing prices in first‑tier cities rose by 0.4% month‑on‑month, marking the second consecutive monthly increase, while month‑on‑month declines narrowed in second‑ and third‑tier cities. New housing prices in first‑tier cities edged up another 0.1% month‑on‑month, whereas year‑on‑year falls in second‑ and third‑tier cities either narrowed or remained flat. Notably, Shanghai’s new housing prices climbed 0.4% month‑on‑month and 3.7% year‑on‑year in April.
May 18 Block Trade Info
*Discount
– Wuliangye (000858 CH) saw 1 block trades worth 190.00mn at 80.05yuan per share, 7.85pct discount from last closing.
– Weichai Power (000338 CH) saw 1 block trades worth 137.93mn at 33.30yuan per share, 4.23pct discount from last closing.
– Polycomp International (301526 CH) saw 1 block trades worth 51.35mn at 18.34yuan per share, 1.98pct discount from last closing.
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