Investors were braced for a record RMB 1.36 trillion of restricted shares scheduled to be unlocked and available for trading in the A-share market—an influx similar to one that occurred in May and June 2015,...

For the week, the S&P gained 1.73%, the Dow shed 0.15% and the Nasdaq climbed 3.69%. For the month, the S&P rose 5.52%, the Dow advanced 2.39% and the Nasdaq rallied 6.83%.

Old Mutual and Seed International said in separate e-mailed statements that they would comply with an order issued by finance minister Mthuli Ncube that they suspend trading “pending finalization of the modalities for their resumption...

The idea was boosted by passage of The Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill, 2013 which provided that women, youth and persons with disabilities get 30% of all the government tenders.

Oil prices were up in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures adding 0.47% to $43.14 per barrel. U.S. crude futures rose 0.4% to $40.08 per barrel.