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Financials Continue To Surge Higher

CHINA STOCKS

After an indifferent start, China equities are pressing higher. The CSI 300 last around 0.6/0.7% higher. Broker related shares are surging, with gains of more than 10% for some individual names. This continues the recent run of outperformance for the financial sector (see the chart below). Earlier headlines from the HKMA Chief that the authorities are looking at expanding wealth connect products is likely helping at the margins.

  • Property related shares are also doing better. The MNI China Press Brief noted earlier - "China will overhaul real-estate brokerage fee rules for second-hand housing purchases, aimed at lowering cost and increasing demand, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development" (see this link).
  • We aren't seeing much wider positive spillover though, with the HSI still down around 0.40% at this stage.

Fig 1: CSI 300 Financials Sub-Index Rallying Strongly

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

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