China's 'new economy' stock gains an echo of dotcom boom: Mobius
While bulls say valuations still have room to rise, others believe investors are already overweight
Shanghai
MARK Mobius is convinced that China's push into technology, consumer and service industries will produce a more sustainable expansion in the world's second-largest economy. He's just not so sure it's going to work out for equity investors.
The chairman of Franklin Templeton's emerging-markets group predicts China's "new economy" sectors will drive growth as the nation weans itself from a reliance on credit-fuelled investment. The problem, Mr Mobius says, is that many stock valuations already reflect a successful transition. The ChiNext index - used by local traders as a proxy for new economy companies - is three times more expensive than the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index after surging 25 per cent in the past month.
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