 | A man stands in front of an electronic board at a stock exchange in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province July 25, 2007. China's main stock index closed up 2.7 percent on the day, led by banks and other large-caps and buoyed by investor anticipation of better-than-expected corporate interim earnings. click to open  |
 | A man walks past a board at a stock exchange in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, May 9, 2007. click to open |
 | Chinese investors look at a stock price chart at a securities company Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005 in Shanghai, China's financial hub. Chinese stocks rose on Tuesday, with Shanghai's benchmark index closing at its highest level in more than three months following reports that state-run banks are extending loans to finance brokerage share purchases. click to open |
 | A Chinese investor looks at a stock price chart at a securities company Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005 in Shanghai, China's financial hub. Chinese stocks rose on Tuesday, with Shanghai's benchmark index closing at its highest level in more than three months following reports that state-run banks are extending loans to finance brokerage share purchases. click to open |
 | A stock holder checks stock prices at a private stock trading house Friday March 21, 2003 in Shanghai. China shares are modestly weaker early Friday, dragged down by oil counters after international crude prices continued to fall in anticipation of a short war in Iraq click to open |
 | Shanghai's stock market composite index reached a historical high on June 22nd, 1999. click to open |
 | Stock holders look at the monitors showing the movement of stock prices Thursday June 17, 1999 at a trust company in Shanghai. click to open |
 | Stock holders look at the monitors showing the movement of stock prices Thursday June 17, 1999 at a trust company in Shanghai. China is in the grip of stock market fever. After two years in the doldrums, its two exchanges have risen 45 percent in the past month. Shares change hands in record numbers as millions of new investors pile into the market. click to open |
 | A stock broker rubs his face after a midday break Thursday, June 17, 1999 at Shanghai Stock Exchange. China's yuan rose to its strongest level against the U.S. dollar Thursday, gaining on support from climbing exports. click to open |
 | Chinese stock traders speak after a midday break Thursday, June 17, 1999 at Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai. The Shanghai exchange's index ended 1.29 points, or 2.7 percent higher at 49.36 on trade worth expanded $21.8 million. China's yuan rose to its strongest level against the U.S. dollar Thursday, gaining on support from climbing exports. At the close of trade Thursday, the U.S. dollar was at CNY8.2773, down from Wednesday's CNY8.2775. click to open |
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