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China stocks

Capital Markets & Currencies

How China uses a ‘national team’ to influence trading

Beijing sees a stable, steadily rising stock market as essential to the country’s economic transition

Estimated net inflows into mainland equities hit roughly 200 billion yuan (S$37.6 billion) last month, the most since January.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Global funds pile back into Chinese stocks in April

The inflows come amid a broader tech rally, as investors focused on AI-driven productivity gains

Swap Connect is emerging as a key pillar in Beijing’s push to expand renminbi hedging tools for global investors.
Capital Markets & Currencies

China Swap Connect trading volume heads toward 1 trillion yuan

This projected surge underscores a shift in how global funds engage with the country

A humanoid robot runs after crossing the finish line during the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon on Apr 19 in Beijing.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Robot makers rule hottest Asia stock trades on physical AI boom

Investors are increasingly betting the next wave of value creation will come from robotics

Chinese brands are making up for the removal of rebates and tax incentives with profit-crimping concessions of their own. For BYD, net profit per car has slipped about a third from a peak in late 2023, estimate analysts.
Opinion & Features

BYD and peers make strides in every market but their own

Beijing is switching its attention to newer sectors such as AI and robotics

The benchmark Shanghai Composite index closed 1.1 per cent higher rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr at 4,225.02, its highest since June 30, 2015.
Capital Markets & Currencies

China stocks hit 11-year high on AI optimism, exports rebound

The country’s export growth rebounded strongly in April

MSCI’s gauge of mainland equities has risen almost 4% over the past month, erasing most of the losses it made following the outbreak of the Iran war.
Property

China property tipping point will drive up stocks, JPMorgan says

The latest batch of housing numbers backs up a positive view

Gold retreated, and the US dollar index is nursing a nine-day decline.
Podcasts

From whiplash to record highs: how long can the peace rally last?

Easing war diplomacy, the gold pullback, and safe Singapore sectors in this volatile market.

The MSCI China Index has fallen about more than 1% during the period, while a Hang Seng gauge of Chinese stocks is little changed.
Capital Markets & Currencies

China fund beating 98% of peers bets on AI chain, healthcare

Chinese AI firms’ worldwide recognition has extended far beyond the big tech names

China’s electricity output and clean technology exports already scaled record highs in 2025.
ESG

Investors bet Iran war will boost Chinese renewables demand

Asia’s energy pivot, fuelled by security fears and US policy distrust

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