Liquidity Measures Lift China Stocks; Fujian Funeng Up 3%
Chinese equities finished Wednesday's session higher, supported by fresh liquidity measures from the central bank.The Shanghai Composite Index, the main gauge of Chinese stocks, closed 0.4% higher to 3,828.47. The Shenzhen Component Index climbed 1.1% to 13,658.44.The People's Bank of China conducted 206.5 billion yuan in seven-day reverse repos at 1.40%, alongside an additional 600 billion yuan via an overnight facility, though the latter's rate was not disclosed, Reuters reported.The central bank had previously signaled it would inject 2.1 trillion yuan in total via overnight repos from July 29 through Aug. 3.However, market sentiment was tempered by news that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is targeting imports of robotics and inverters from China. The FCC updated its "Covered List" to include imports of new robots and power inverters, with the latest restrictions aiming to target Chinese cybersecurity risks while pressuring firms to bring artificial intelligence manufacturing to the U.S.In company news, Fujian Funeng (SHA:600483) signed a letter of intent to wholly sell loss-making textile subsidiary Funeng Nanfang to its indirect controlling shareholder, Energy and Petrochemical Group. Shares of the power producer closed 3% higher Wednesday.
