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China Rolls Out Support Measures to Aid Struggling Stocks
On Monday, the People's Bank of China , the China Securities Regulatory Commission , and the National Financial Regulatory Administration convened banks to discuss measures bolstering the stock market.
The benchmark CSI300 Index slumped 8.5% in October, marking its worst monthly performance since early 2016 amid heightened concerns over market stability.
Regulators are optimizing a lending facility for share buybacks and stake increases, as a growing number of listed companies announced buyback plans over the past month.
These measures could "drive a market rebound towards the year-end," Shanghai QiuYang Capital fund manager Huang Yan said, though he cautioned a policy bottom may not signal a market bottom.
Investors are monitoring debt issues at state-owned developer Zhuhai Huafa Group, which triggered risk aversion and a roughly 0.5% one-day loss in credit bond funds on October 30.
(Shanghai=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cha Byeong-seop = The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, announced additional measures to stabilize the capital market on the 4th (local time).
The Governor of the People's Bank of China, Pan Gongsheng, previously presented a report to the leadership of the People's National Assembly, China's highest legislative body, in which he announced the "effective implementation of monetary policy instruments" to address financial risks in key sectors such as capital markets and the fragile real estate sector.