Trading halt
Chinese stock markets halted after shares see sharp drop
Trading on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges was ended early on Jan. 4 after shares fell 7 percent, the first time China's new "circuit breaker" intervened to curb market volatility.
China-listed firms rush to file trading halts as markets slump
The number of Chinese-listed companies seeking to halt trading in their shares has surged since the country's bourses began a precipitous plunge in the middle of last month, prompting concern some firms are trying to escape the turbulent markets.