China extends emergency measures to halt market sell-off

Shanghai index down 7% on Monday

Anna Fedorova
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Chinese authorities have introduced further emergency measures to prevent a collapse of the local stockmarket, after it plummeted 7% in the first trading session of 2016.

The latest market intervention saw state-owned companies in Beijing buying shares to prop up the struggling stockmarket, while regulators extended a selling ban on major companies to put a stop to the sell-off. The People's Bank of China also injected another 130bn yuan ($20bn) into the financial system, the largest sum pumped into the economy since September. The new measures caused the Shanghai Composite index to rally 2.3% to close the day at 3,362, following two days of declines. The selling ban on major listed companies affects investors holding more than 5% of the company and...

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