A distinct Chinese market derivative, 'snowball' products once helped the country's investors deal with market volatility. Now, they're threatening to trigger an avalanche in equities

China and Hong Kong stocks ended 2023 as the worst performers among the world's major indexes, dragged down by geopolitical risks, a sluggish economic recovery and policy uncertainties

Chinese tech giants, including Alibaba, ByteDance and Baidu, had placed orders worth billions for 2024 and Nvidia had planned to deliver some of them by mid-November

The rules come after senior management of a Chinese automobile parts-maker was found to have lent shares to short-sellers on the first day of trading after its IPO

China's muted diplomatic stance - calling for de-escalation but stopping short of condemning Hamas - has also added to investors' nervousness

The surprise move, which was part of a slew of measures to bolster the stock market and investor sentiment, threatens to close one of the few bright spots in the country's financial sector this year

China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index has dropped to nine-month lows, and is down 11% from an April peak

A fresh crackdown on the country's medical and pharmaceutical sectors, set to last a year, has convinced investors that it may be best to buy the state and sell private sector holdings

Recent net selling of Chinese equities was the largest over any 10-day period since October 2022 and one of the steepest moves in the past five years

Goldman Sachs analysts project a 15% 12-month return for the CSI300, which is now down 0.5% for the year, in stark contrast to the 16% rise in world stocks.

After a smaller-than-expected interest rate cut raised doubts on whether Chinese policymakers would act forcefully enough to support the economy, investors are positioning for a longer game

The move is China's latest effort to enable the internationalisation of the yuan and protect its economy from capital outflows and geopolitical risks