China

China stocks extended their rebound on Tuesday, closing at a three-week high, drawing inspiration from a jump in oil prices, a rally in European equities and a stabilizing yuan.

Chinese shares ended only modestly lower on Monday as trade resumed after a long holiday, largely shrugging off last week's tumble on global markets, while Beijing took another swipe at currency devaluation talk with a strong fix for the yuan.

A near 7 percent slump in China shares listed in Hong Kong this week and meltdown in financial markets globally is putting investors on edge ahead of the reopening of mainland China markets on Monday.

China stocks dipped on Friday on market views that government moves to raise investment ceilings for overseas investors won't lead to an immediate surge in foreign buying of Chinese equities.

China stocks rebounded more than 1 percent on Thursday, led by resources shares as an overnight tumble in the U.S dollar eased concerns of yuan deprecation, at least temporarily.

China's stocks resumed their slide on Wednesday as skeptical investors quickly booked profits on gains made in the previous day, shrugging off fresh government measures to boost the property market.

Chinese shares ended higher on Tuesday, and the country's central bank guided the yuan to its highest daily fix in almost a month as Beijing sought to keep markets calm heading into the Lunar New Year holidays.

Chinese shares stumbled lower on Monday after an official measure of activity in the giant factory sector fell to its lowest since mid-2012.

Chinese shares closed sharply higher on Friday, recovering some of the week's losses, but still recorded their biggest monthly fall in about seven years.

Chinese highly volatile shares ended lower again on Wednesday after plunging on Tuesday, taking losses in 2016 to about 22 percent or 12 trillion yuan ($1.8 trillion).

Chinese shares plunged more than 6 percent to 14-month lows on Tuesday after oil prices dropped again.

Revlon revealed plans to shut down its operations in China and lay off 1,100 people. 

Tiffany shares surged after the jewelry retailer reported a higher quarterly profit, helped by stronger-than-expected sales.

General Motors posted its best July sales ever in China as it continued to expand its footprint there and introduce new vehicles. 

Diageo, the world’s biggest spirits maker, has received approval from Chinese authorities to move forward with the planned purchase of the 47% stake in Sichuan Chengdu Shuijingfang.

The Chinese company is reportedly not prepared to increase its buyout offer for Smithfield Foods despite some shareholder dissent.

Chinese shares began the week on a firmer note on Monday, extending gains from Friday after a rally in battered oil prices sparked a rise in global equities.

China's fragile shares ended higher on Friday, in a relatively muted response to hints of more policy stimulus in Europe and Japan.

China's fragile stock markets ended sharply lower on Thursday as oil prices gave up the day's rally from 13-year lows.

China's volatile stock markets fell more than 1 percent, though mounting chatter about imminent policy stimulus provided some support against the backdrop of a fresh slide in oil prices.