Investors avoiding China stocks face less pain in bearish year for markets

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LONDON : Emerging market investors who avoided Chinese shares this year have seen less pain than those with portfolios exposed to the gamut of EM stocks, a trend exacerbated by this week's selloff.The iShares Emerging Markets excluding China ETF has fallen by 25 per cent so far this year, its worst perfor

LONDON : Emerging market investors who avoided Chinese shares this year have seen less pain than those with portfolios exposed to the gamut of EM stocks, a trend exacerbated by this week's selloff.

But it has still beaten the 30 per cent decline in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, which includes Chinese equities, in this time, according to Refinitiv data. China's economy rebounded at a faster pace than expected in the third quarter, but strict COVID curbs and a deepening property crisis have cast a shadow over Beijing's efforts to foster a robust revival next year.

BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, said President Xi's confirmation"paves the way for greater state control of the economy and markets" and Chinese assets warrant a higher risk premium as a result.

 

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