China Attempts to Prop Up Stock Market After Steep Declines; 1929 Flashback
Also consider Investors Still Not Convinced by Beijing’s Bid to End US$2.8 Trillion Market Rout . The brevity of a relief rally on Monday morning shows investors are yet to be convinced by the slew of measures announced after a weekend meeting of the State Council, China’s cabinet, chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.“Senior policymakers realise that, because of the leverage in the system, stock market declines create a ripple effect that could damage the wider economy, so this is all about preventing a spreading panic that could trigger a systemic crisis,†Lu Ting, head of research at Hong Kong-listed mainland brokerage HTSC, told the South China Morning Post. An initial 7 per cent rally for Shanghai and Shenzhen A shares in response to measures that included liquidity support for the state-backed margin lender China Securities Finance Corporation from the central bank had faded by the lunch break, with the Shenzhen Composite Index falling back into negative territory
