China, China, burning bright
Here there be greedy investors . . . for now
THE accelerating rally in China's A-Share market, which has been a sleepy cowboy town for many years, is raising a few eyebrows.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index is up some 43 per cent year-to-date and is set to become the world's best-performing market this year.
Observers attributed the run-up to the return of retail investors wielding leveraged money. China's central bank also boosted confidence with an interest rate cut.
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