China Stock Markets and Weichai Power Co.

tradable shares: China stock markets will have only four trading days this week, starting on Tuesday, according to Xinhua China. The markets are closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. More than 1.52 billion shares from 36 companies will become tradable on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges from May 3 to May 6, according to brokerage Southwest Securities. The value is much lower than 81.6 billion yuan and 28.9 billion yuan worth of shares made available in the previous two weeks. Weichai Power Co. Less new tradable shares means lower downward pressure on the market, which is still sensitive following slumps last year and early this year. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.