China stocks

As global recovery sets in, can China keep its "first-in first-out" advantage.

Global fund managers are ready for extreme market volatility as they expect the outcome of the elections to be contested.

The CSI 300 Index has 79% of its members trading above their 200-day moving average, almost twice the five-year average. By contrast, the figure for the S&P 500 Index is 62%, a sign of fewer stocks buttressing the rally there.

Despite all the sabre-rattling associated with US-China relations, are there hidden gems to be found in Chinese thematic funds?

(Oct 19): Chinese stocks jumped, headed for their biggest gain in a month, after top financial officials voiced support for the battered equity market.

(June 21): China’s domestic equities will join MSCI Inc.’s benchmark indexes after three failed attempts, a landmark step in the nation’s integration with the global financial system.

(May 25): China still has some ways to go to win approval for its mainland stocks to be included in emerging-market indexes, according to the head of the company that compiles the benchmarks.

(May 24): China’s stocks headed for their lowest level since October, the yuan retreated and default risk increased after Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating on the nation’s debt for the first in almost three decades.

SHANGHAI (Aug 31): China’s stock investors are making a US$305 million ($416 million) bet on the nation’s military complex.