The Chinese mainland stock market remains "very attractive" for global investors over the long term, although a stretched valuation has magnified the volatility of A shares, a leading investment company said.Wang Qian, Asia-Pacific chief economist with the US-based Vanguard Investment Strategy Group and global head of Vanguard Capital Markets Model, said the forecast is based on growth outlook and diversification benefits of the A-share market.Wang"s observations come at a time when the A-share
New disclosure norms adopted by the United States" securities regulator may prompt the listed Chinese mainland companies return to Chinese bourses, said experts.The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday that it has adopted interim final amendments to implement the disclosure requirements under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act which require firms to establish that they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government entity. These companies are also required to d
Hywin Holdings, which provides wealth management services in China, on Friday started trading on the Nasdaq.The company, trading under the ticker symbol of "HYW," priced its initial public offering of 3,000,000 American depositary shares (ADSs) at 10 U.S. dollars per ADS.Each ADS represents two Class A ordinary shares of the company.Founded in 2006, the Shanghai-based company provides wealth management services, insurance brokerage services, and asset management services to its clients, and its
The country"s long-term goal to achieve carbon neutrality has been mirrored in the A-share market performance, with stock prices of carbon neutrality-related companies rising by an average 4.07 percent on Monday, while the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.14 percent to close at 3443.44 points.Prices of carbon neutrality-related Shenzhen Energy Corp, Jilin Electric Power Co Ltd and Beijing Jingyuntong Technology Co Ltd increased by the daily limit of 10 percent. Steelmaker Beijing Shou
China"s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ), also known as the "new third board," has seen a turnover of about 25.55 billion yuan (about 3.93 billion U.S. dollars) so far this year.From March 8 to March 12, its turnover hit approximately 2.24 billion yuan.Launched in 2013, the NEEQ intends to offer small and medium-sized enterprises a new financing channel with low costs and simple listing procedures.China has outlined a series of reforms to better orient the NEEQ to the needs and f
Recent fluctuations in major A-share indexes caused by rising inflation concerns in overseas markets and stock rotations will not impair the upward momentum of the A-share market, experts said.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 1.82 percent to close at 3359.29 points on Tuesday while the Shenzhen Component Index slid 2.8 percent to close at 13475.72 points. The technology-focused ChiNext in Shenzhen slumped 3.5 percent.Among the 3,700-plus A-share companies, nearly 100 companies saw the
China"s securities regulator has approved the initial public offering (IPO) registrations of five companies on the country"s NASDAQ-style ChiNext board.Shenzhen Tongye Technology Co., Ltd., Yunnan-based biotech company Botanee Group, Shanghai Zhongzhou Special Alloy Materials Co., Ltd., Shenzhen SOSEN Electronics Co., Ltd. and Winbo-Dongjian Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. will be listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange"s board of growth enterprises, or the ChiNext board, according to the China Se
While the large number of companies queuing for IPO review on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges reflects China"s economic transformation and high-quality development, it also reflects the effectiveness of capital-market reform and confidence in the capital market, China"s top securities regulator said Friday.As of Feb. 19, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) had greenlighted the IPOs of 66 companies this year, a sharp increase year on year but relatively flat compared with
China"s two major bourses on Friday announced board-transfer regulations for companies listed on China"s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ), also known as the "new third board."NEEQ-listed companies will be allowed to be shifted to the sci-tech innovation board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange"s board of growth enterprises, according to the two bourses.A company eligible for board transfer needs to be listed continuously on the NEEQ selected layer for
Strong foreign capital flows and the healthy investment outlook for companies will put the A-share market on a strong growth trajectory this year, analysts said on Friday after most of the major indexes notched up gains.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.57 percent to 3696.17 points, while the Shenzhen Component Index gained 0.35 percent to 15823.11 points. The technology-focused ChiNext in Shenzhen fell for the second consecutive day by 1.04 percent to 3285.53 points. The combined
Adequate liquidity, a positive outlook on the performance of public companies and continued economic recovery will help the A-share market to maintain a bullish trend in the Year of the Ox, experts said.The probability of the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index going up during the first trading week after the Spring Festival came in at 76 percent while the rate for the index to report gains during the month after the Lunar New Year began came in at 66 percent, Guosen Securities said in a report t
With the market soaring to an over-30-month high on Tuesday, Calvin Tai Chi Kin, interim chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), expressed optimism that the fund-raising through initial public offerings (IPOs) will continue to be robust this year.The market had a bullish start on the first trading day of the Year of the Ox. The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened higher Tuesday and hit 30,793.48 points in the afternoon, the strongest level since June 2018. The index clos