China stocks

China national team’s US$68 billion exit alters stock strategies

Trading activity onshore has eased from a frenzied pace of nearly four trillion yuan earlier this month

With a snap election coming up on February 8, Japanese long-range bond yields shot up more than 25 basis points this week.

Japan’s election, Greenland’s takeover and Asia’s market resilience

From Japan’s bond shock to Greenland geopolitics, Asian markets stay resilient as political risks pile up. Emily Liu finds out why.

China’s tech sector has received strong backing from Beijing in the wake of DeepSeek’s R1 model release just a year ago.

China’s AI stocks with killer apps are winning investor favour

Profitable app makers are trading more cheaply than some of the more overheated tech segments

Beijing is trying to avoid a repeat of the boom-and-bust cycles over the past decade, after major stock benchmarks hit multi-year highs in 2025.

China’s US$7 trillion cash pile is shifting into stocks, gold

With rates now sliding towards 1%, that capital is increasingly looking for a new home

Thanks to fresh progress in sectors from commercial rockets to robotics and flying cars, Chinese tech shares have begun the new year with a bang

China’s new tech stock boom leaves its economic malaise behind

Momentum may gain further support as DeepSeek rolls out a new AI model and China unveils a tech-focused five-year plan

The clampdown will hit China’s army of domestic high-frequency firms but will also impact a swathe of global firms that are active in the country.

China clamps down on high-speed traders, removing servers

The move shows that officials are focused on levelling the playing field for investors and ensuring market stability

Hong Kong’s market is off to a blockbuster start in 2026, with proceeds from new listings in January on course to be the highest ever for the first month of the calendar year.

China drinks maker Eastroc Beverage said to gauge interest for billion-dollar plus Hong Kong listing

The company makes energy and sports beverages, as well as other soft drinks such as teas and juices

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index hit a decade high on Wednesday, and is up more than 5 per cent this year.

China tightens margin financing requirements to cool red-hot stock market 

The minimum margin requirement for new borrowings raised to 100% from 80%

Some of the world’s largest firms have flocked to China’s market in recent years as ETFs become popular with investors.

China examines foreign ETF trades after Jane Street India probe

Foreign market makers can also trade China ETFs through so-called Stock Connect links between Hong Kong and the mainland

Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) led the drop with a decline of as much as 4.8% in onshore trading on Jan 12.

China battery shares drop on plan to cut export tax rebates

From April, discounts on 22 battery-related goods will be cut from 9% to 6%, with a complete removal planned from 2027