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View of a signboard of Shanghai Stock Exchange in the Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, March11, 2014. [Photo/IC]
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China and the United Kingdom are exploring the launch of a stock trading link between theShanghai and London stock exchanges, highlighting the strong desire on both sides tostrengthen cooperation in the capital markets.
A document issued by the UK government's finance ministry said that Shanghai and London hadagreed to carry out a feasibility study for the connect scheme between the two bourses, Reutersreported on Monday.
The announcement came ahead of a speech by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer GeorgeOsborne on Tuesday at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Osborne is visiting China to attend the annual China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue.
Sources close to the Shanghai Stock Exchange said that Osborne personally asked to deliverhis speech at the trading hall in the city, an iconic place for China's capital market, indicating thestrong British interest in seeking a partnership with the Shanghai bourse.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange declined to provide any details or a timetable for any launch ofthe trading link with London.
Analysts said the planned Shanghai-London trading link was a clear message to energizeinvestor sentiment after both the Chinese and world equities markets had been weighted downby rising uncertainties.
"It sent out a message that Beijing is hoping to lift the A-share market through the possibility ofexpanding market access to more foreign investors," said Wang Yang, head of A-sharebusiness at accounting firm EY.
"London will also be happy to see more investment from China into its stock market," she added.
Xu Hongcai, director of economic research at the China Center for International EconomicExchanges, said it underscored the countries' mutual desire to seek greater cooperation incapital markets.
"London is hoping to attract more Chinese companies to list on its stock exchange, while Beijingsees London as a key market to expand the internationalization of the yuan," he said.
It is very likely the Shanghai-London stock trading link will be operated under trading rules andinvestment quotas similar to the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme, which allowsoverseas investors to trade Shanghai shares in Hong Kong and mainland investors to tradeHong Kong shares in Shanghai.
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