The blistering rally in assets exposed to China reversed sharply on Tuesday after authorities failed to deliver a bazooka-style spending package, raising doubts that Beijing will back up its monetary pledges with real money.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong, which remained open over the past week, slumped as much as 11 per cent, erasing all its gains from the period that onshore markets were shut.Iron ore futures in Singapore followed suit, dropping as much as 4 per cent after being up by a similar amount earlier in the session. Copper on the London Metal Exchange slid 1.3 per cent to $US9797.50 a tonne, while aluminium and zinc fell by more than 1 per cent.
Indeed, Chinese officials vowed to increase spending on infrastructure, urban redevelopment and assisting households to upgrade property. They added that Beijing would issue 200 billion yuan for spending and investment projects by the end of this year.Before the briefing, Morgan Stanley indicated a 2 trillion yuan fiscal package could be unveiled at the NDRC press conference.
Bullish traders had piled into China in the lead-up to the Golden Week holiday. Citi observed the second-largest weekly inflow to China equity funds ever, while VanEck’s two China exchange-traded fund experienced their biggest five-day volumes since listing.
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