Chinese Convertible Bonds Entice Investors Extending AI Bets

Chinese investors’ zeal for artificial intelligence-related assets fanned by DeepSeek has spread to convertible bonds, sending a benchmark index to its highest in more than two years.

The CSI Convertible Bond Index has risen 3.3% this year, hitting its highest since August 2022 on Tuesday and tracking gains in the stock benchmark gauge. Shanghai Runda Medical Technology Co. and Thalys Medical Technology Group, two of the companies expected to benefit from AI integration, have seen their convertibles soar more than 22% and 16%, respectively, this year.

The gains add to the rally convertible bonds have seen since Beijing announced ...