Mainland Chinese traders bought a record HK$35.9 billion ($4.6 billion) worth of Hong Kong-listed stocks on Friday, adding to their already hefty purchases so far this year.
The amount surpassed an earlier record of HK$35.6 billion set in April after Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs, according to Bloomberg-compiled data going back to late 2016. A gauge of Chinese stocks in Hong Kong pared a decline of 1.5% to finish the session 1% lower.
The latest buying spree takes the year-to-date Southbound flows to HK$940 billion, putting it on track for an annual record and inching closer to the ...
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