* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:
* SSEC +0.2 pct, CSI300 +0.2 pct, HSI +0.3 pct
* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 8 pct, Shanghai->HK daily quota used 18.2 pct
* HK->Shenzhen Connect daily quota used 12.1 pct, Shenzhen->HK daily quota used 7.1 pct
* CNY official close 6.4887 per dollar
* FTSE China A50 +0.6 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index +0.3 pct
SHANGHAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Following is a list of recent corporate and policy announcements, as well as other news that might affect Chinese financial markets.Policy, government, sector news:
* China aims to get more cross-border transactions done in yuan * China looks to tighten banks' NCD debt issuance - sources * China tightens rules on commercial lender shareholders, entrusted loans * China regulator unveils draft rules on limiting bank exposure * China aims to enable half of all new cars with AI by 2020 * China aims to supersize coal sector through mergers * China blizzard disrupts deliveries of coal, LNG amid big freeze * China-backed AIIB may launch U.S. dollar bond by end-June - state media Data:
* China Dec FX reserves rise to $3.14 trln, highest since Sept 2016 * China gold reserves steady at 59.240 mln oz at end-Dec - central bank Company moves:
In focus
* Sinopec 2017 natural gas output at 25.7 bcm, up 19 pct y/y * China's FAW Car buys 10 pct stake in Mobike's new car-sharing unit Earnings/Performance
* Shanghai Pudong Development Bank's preliminary 2017 net profit up 2.15 percent y/y * Anhui Conch Cementsees 2017 Net Profit up 70-90 pct y/y * Leyard Optoelectronic sees 2017 net profit up 65-85 percent y/y * Anhui Jianghuai Automobile's 2017 vehicle sales down 20.6 percent y/y * Guangdong Wens Foodstuff's 2017 hog sales down 6.7 pct y/y * Guangzhou Baiyun Airport's Dec passenger throughput up 10.1 percent y/y, mail and cargo throughput up 5.9 percent y/y * Qinhuangdao Port'S 2017 throughput volume up 21.7 pct y/y Equity changes/IPOs
* Jiuzhitang's major shareholder to cut stake * Shenzhen Exchange filing shows block trade of Focus Media's shares involving 920 mln yuan M&A
* Lepu Medical Technology to invest in stakes in Australia's Viralytics, Shanghai firm * Yifeng Pharmacy Chain's unit agrees to buy stake in pharmacy chain operator for 168.3 mln yuan Trading halt/resumption
* Cultural Investment says share trade to resume on Jan 8* Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceuticalsays share trade to resume on Jan 8 * Sichuan Languang Development's share trade to halt from Jan 8 pending announcement Other moves (spin-offs, divestitures, deals)
* Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine signs license agreement on JAK1 inhibitor SHR0302 with U.S.-based firm Arcutis * Yinyi Real Estate's unit to sell stake in property firm to Country Garden's Liaoning unit (Compiled by Luoyan Liu; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
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