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Chinese stocks jump as UBS sees big fund inflows amid state support measures
Hong Kong stocks rose, setting the market up for a winning month, as investors bet on big fund inflows after China stepped up efforts to defend its financial markets from the impact of US tariff measures.
The Hang Seng Index advanced 1 per cent to 20,258.80 at 10.10am local time, adding to a 0.8 per cent gain so far this year, while the Tech Index added 1.5 per cent. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.5 per cent. The local market had a winning January every year since 2021, except for a 9.2 per cent slump last year.
Baidu led the rally with a 4 per cent surge to HK$84.80, while Alibaba Group climbed 2.8 per cent to HK$87.15. Travel operator Trip.com advanced 2.7 per cent to HK$555.50 while smartphone and car maker Xiaomi added 0.7 per cent to HK$37.10.
Swiss investment bank UBS said China’s plan to inject more long-term capital into its stock market could inject 1.7 trillion yuan (US$236.2 billion) of inflows from insurers, mutual funds and social-security funds.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission unveiled on Sunday additional measures to scale up and promote index-linked investment products. This followed last week’s big move to direct local funds to boost their allocations to shore up the stock market and counter the impact of US policy attacks.
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