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CICC, reports CITIC Securities, displays UBS and Goldman Sachs joint ventureGoldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities are expected to be among theinstitutions selected but a detailed list has yet to beconfirmed. A senior Ministry of Commerce official said earlier thismonth that China would encourage foreign-funded firms to makeshare offerings in the mainland. [ID:nPEK92898] HSBC, Europe's largest bank with a Shanghai branch officethat opened some 150 years ago, could be in the running to be thefirst to list. Sources said HSBC will probably list in the first half ofnext year at the earliest. An HSBC spokesman said the bank had no comment on the report. The market expects the lender to raise at least US$3 billionin its A-share offering and be among the first batch of foreignfirms to list on the mainland. China HSBC had invited mainland and sino-foreign joint ventureinvestment banks in China to submit proposals for its A-sharelisting more than a month ago, and it was now entering into asecond phase in the selection process, the newspaper said.

"He had all his pitches going and made real good pitch selection."(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina; Editing by Greg Stutchbury) Sports . HONG KONG, July 20 (Reuters) - HSBC (0005.HK) (HSBA.L) haspicked 4-5 investment banks in its first round of selectingsponsorships and underwriters in its plan to launch shares inChina, Apple Daily said on Monday citing unidentified sources . Bailey (4-2) took the loss in relief.Anderson did not allow a runner to reach first base until Abreu singled to left field with two out in the seventh . He retired 20 consecutive batters before the hit.The left-hander left after the eighth inning, having given up a double to Howard Kendrick with two out in the inning."It was one of the best starts I've seen," A's manager Bob Geren said .

They pitched beautiful."Lackey (5-4) struck out six and allowed three hits over nine innings to win the pitcher's duel.The 21-year-old Anderson was just as sharp, tossing a two-hitter and striking out six over eight innings . Sports"I was looking for something to drive, to get it for the team and especially for (Angels pitcher John) Lackey," Abreu said after hitting a fastball from Andrew Bailey for the homer."He (Lackey) threw a very good game So did their guy . OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Bobby Abreu ended a perfect game bid by Oakland Athletics rookie Brett Anderson with a seventh-inning single, then homered in the 10th to give the visiting Los Angeles Angels a 1-0 victory on Sunday . (Reporting by Paritosh Bansal; Editing by Lincoln Feast) (For more M&A news and our DealZone blog, go to) Stocks Mergers & Acquisitions Funds News ETFs News . Stocks  |  Mergers & Acquisitions  |  Funds News  |  ETFs News CIT is expected to announce the deal before markets openMonday, according to the source, who did not want to beidentified because talks are private CIT was not immediately available for comment.