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Global Market: Chinese State-Backed Funds Step in with Fresh Equity Purchases After Market Sell-Off
State-backed buyers deployed about 60 billion yuan in fresh purchases and buybacks as the STAR Market fell roughly 25% from its July 1 peak.
On Sunday, China Reform Holdings Corp and China Chengtong Holdings Group announced fresh purchases of Chinese equities to stabilize the market following a sharp sell-off.
The state purchases follow brutal sell-offs, as the tech-heavy STAR Market tumbled more than 20 per cent from record highs, entering a bear market amid global declines in AI-related shares.
Together, the two state-backed firms deployed about 60 billion yuan, or $8.86 billion, to stem the decline, with CRHC spending more than 50 billion yuan and China Chengtong Holdings Group nearly 10 billion yuan.
Separately, listed units of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation and Aluminum Corporation announced plans to increase stakes or buy back shares to bolster market confidence.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission will convene on Monday with representatives from listed companies, brokerages, and mutual fund firms to discuss further stabilization measures.
(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Jung Sung-jo = As Chinese authorities struggle to stabilize stock market sentiment, major state-owned enterprises are successively investing in the domestic stock market...