China Stocks-Factors to watch on Friday

* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:

* SSEC -2.9 pct, CSI300 -2.4 pct, HSI +0.0 pct

* Shanghai->HK daily quota used 1.9 pct

* HK->Shenzhen Connect daily quota used 0.5 pct

* CNY official close 6.9387 per dollar

* FTSE China A50 -2.4 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index -3.0 pct

SHANGHAI, Oct 19 (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:

* EXCLUSIVE-U.S. asks for WTO panel over metals tariff retaliation

* China regulator asks creditors to avoid forced margin calls on environmental firm's shares

* China orders rural banks to clean-up bad loans faster - sources

* China's Jiangsu province to enforce tougher smog-busting measures

* China robot market growth to slump this year as trade war weighs

* China seen sustaining recovery in global mining M&A

* Chinese region's gas shortage awakens LNG demand spike prospects Data:

* China's Q3 GDP growth set to hit weakest since 2009 amid trade war strain

* China Jan-Sept FDI rises 2.9 pct y/y - commerce ministry

* China Jan-Sept fiscal expenditures rise 7.5 pct y/y - state media

* China c.bank says overseas entities held $252.3 bln of domestic bonds at end-Sept

* China government spending jumps 11.7 pct y/y in September Data due:

* China's Q3 GDP, industrial output, retail sales, fixed asset investment, and real estate sales and investment

Company moves:

In focus

* HSBC poised to be first firm to issue Chinese Depositary Receipts -sources

* China's top bank ICBC signs financing deals with 100 private firms -source

* China's JD.com unwraps FedEx-style parcel business to bolster sales

* FOCUS-Exxon Mobil bets big on China LNG, sidesteps trade war

* China's State Power considering bids for Brazilian hydro and thermal plants

Earnings/Performance

* Wanhua Chemical's 9-month net profit up 15.5 percent y/y

* Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products's Q3 net profit up 256.3 percent y/y

* China Jushi's 9-month net profit up 23.3 percent y/y

* Guanghui Energy's 9-month net profit up 451.4 percent y/y

* Juneyao Airlines's 9-month net profit up 15.3 percent y/y

* Maanshan Iron & Steel's 9-month net profit up 103.8 percent y/y

* Ping An Insurance Group's 9-month gross premium income up 19.1 pct y/y

Equity changes/IPOs

* Kangmei Pharmaceutical's shareholder to boost stake

* Future Land Holdings plans share buyback

* Chengzhi Shareholding plans share buyback

* Lock-up period for Ninestar's 256.2 mln shares to end

* Legend Holdings scraps plan to cut holdings in ENN Ecological

* Holitech Technology's shareholders to sell stake Trading halt/resumption

* Shandong Nanshan Aluminium's share trade to halt Other moves (spin-offs, divestitures, deals)

* Jointown Pharmaceutical's controlling shareholder to bring in investor for debt restructuring

* Bohai Capital to sell its entire 152.6 million shares in Lianxun Securities (Compiled by Luoyan Liu; Editing by Sam Holmes)