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China Stocks-Factors to watch on Friday

* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES: * SSEC +1.4 pct, CSI300 +1.8 pct, HSI +0.8 pct * HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 8.3 pct, HK->Shenzhen Connect daily quota used 4.6 pct * Shanghai, Shenzhen-HK connects closed during May 25-30 for holiday * CNY official close 6.8705 per dollar * FTSE China A50 +2.6 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index +0.6 pct SHANGHAI, May 26 (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's yuan jumps to 2-month high in "show of strength" after downgrade-traders * China may limit coverage of carbon market ahead of launch - researcher * MEDIA-China's crude oil futures contract to be yuan-denominated * China cbank says oversight of account openings, suspicious transactions to be stepped up * China raises retail gasoline, diesel prices -state planner * China's soybean crushing margins hit 9-mth lows as soymeal stocks grow Data: * China's net gold imports via Hong Kong fall by a third in April * China banking sector assets up 13.6 pct y/y at end-April, liabilities up 13.7 pct Company moves: In focus * Bank of China main backer as ChemChina raises $20 bln for Syngenta deal * Chongqing Iron & Steel's trading in A-shares to resume on May 26 * China's Lenovo returns to profit as supply shortages extend to batteries * Bad debt manager China Great Wall seeks $1 bln ahead of 2018 HK IPO-IFR * China's ICBC signs $4 bln debt swap with Shandong Steel - Xinhua Equity changes/IPOs * TBEA's biggest shareholder to buy more company shares within 6 months * Beijing Career's Shenzhen IPO 3,119.35 times oversubscribed in online tranche * Client Service's Shenzhen IPO 3,545.66 times oversubscribed in online tranche M&A * Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine plans Chile JV, to acquire stakes in wine makers * Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart to acquire property assets, scraps A-share private placement * Shanghai Electric Power to buy SPIC's unit via cash, share issue Regulation * Meihua Holdings Group's shareholder probed by securities regulator * President of China Coal Energy Co Gao Jianjun under investigation Other moves (spin-offs, divestitures, deals) * Risesun Real Estate's unit signs tourism and culture project worth 15 bln yuan * Xiamen C&D unit's consortium wins land auction worth 3.79 bln yuan (Compiled by Luoyan Liu)