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Shenzhen Stock Indexi

Latest news and analysis about the benchmark stock indices of the Shenzhen equity market, including the Shenzhen Composite Index, the Shenzhen A-share Index, and the ChiNext market for growth companies.

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In an attempt to limit the impact of data showing foreign funds selling on market sentiment, Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges plan to cease displaying real-time figures on purchases or sales of local stocks through trading links with Hong Kong.

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‘Earnings are set to pick up as property activity stabilises and inflation recovery fuels household income and consumer spending growth,’ UBS strategist Meng Lei says.

Investment banks including Goldman Sachs, UBS and BNP have become more positive on Chinese stocks, with foreign selling having subsided. But the property crisis, deflationary risks and tepid consumer demand mean global investors are yet to go all ‘all in’.

Foreign investors loaded up on Chinese stocks for a third straight month in April, adding to evidence that global fund managers have become more positive about the world’s second-largest market.

Hong Kong’s market is the best performer among major peers globally this month, and better-than-expected manufacturing activity in mainland China is expected to add further impetus.

Hong Kong stocks closed near bull market territory after corporate earnings continued to surprise on the upside with property sector support measures on mainland China adding to the momentum.

Investigation into Yao Qian, who serves as the director of the department of technology supervision at the China Securities Regulatory Commission, comes amid an uptick in market reforms.

Hong Kong stocks rose and completed its best weekly performance since October 2011 as positive earnings from top-tier Chinese companies and supportive policy measures boosted investor confidence

Hong Kong stocks rise on optimism that the appetite for Chinese assets is returning as Beijing pledges support to markets and signs of an earnings recovery emerges.

Hong Kong stocks climbed most in three weeks as investors ramped up their buying on expectations that a slew of supportive measures from the Chinese securities watchdog will aid sentiment.

CSRC’s new chief Wu Qing has sought to improve corporate governance and close deep valuation discounts in a bid to revive investors’ faith in China’s US$9 trillion stock market and these bold moves have met with some early success.

China’s capital market regulators have announced a package of measures to boost liquidity, attract international investors and enhance competitiveness between the mainland and Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong stocks eased, pressured by the weak Chinese yuan currency and following trade data that showed a contraction in exports from the world’s second-largest economy.

Hong Kong stocks tumble after data suggested China’s consumption demand remains weak and as investors lowered their bets on the US Federal Reserve cutting rates in June.

First-time stock offerings in Hong Kong are expected to improve after a dismal first quarter, according to Deloitte China. Tighter regulatory oversight could hinder bourses in mainland China.

China’s state-directed buying binge has swollen the size of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the underlying benchmark CSI 300 Index, helping them outperform the market while boosting their asset-size ranking.

Chinese state intervention has tentatively put a floor under stocks, but corporate earnings show little sign of providing upwards momentum as pressure is building for investors to pocket profits from the decent gains the market has made.

Global fund managers have increased their exposure to Chinese yuan-traded stocks for a second month in March, indicating that foreign appetite for these shares is recovering.

Chinese stocks advanced on the back of an earnings-fuelled rally in state-owned banks which reported steady financial results and gold stocks after bullion hit a fresh peak.

Hong Kong stocks underperformed the region as sentiment was dealt a blow by the cancellation of a Hong Kong IPO by Alibaba Group’s logistic unit and a cautious outlook from electric vehicle maker BYD, with the yuan’s slide adding to the gloom.

Hong Kong stocks closed higher as China Merchants Bank and China Resources Land posted better-than-estimated results and China’s central bank governor struck an upbeat tone about the property market.

Hong Kong stocks retreated after a brief boost from a resurgent yuan currency, as investors are watchful awaiting earnings announcements this week from about a third of the companies that comprise the benchmark.

Has China’s long march to recouping stock market losses begun, after a US$1.75 trillion bounce in value from January lows? Many sentiment indicators have reached inflection points, backstopped by state intervention. Or do market bears still hold sway?

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