Published Thu, May 21, 2026 · 10:06 AM

[HONG KONG] Foreign investors returned to Chinese stocks in April, signalling renewed appetite for the market after an initial sell-off driven by the Iran war.

Estimated net inflows into mainland equities hit roughly 200 billion yuan (S$37.6 billion) last month, the most since January, Bloomberg calculations show.

The estimate is based on China’s aggregate cross-border securities investment balance – an official dataset that tracks flows into and out of the country’s stocks and bonds. Bloomberg then strips out major components that can be observed separately, including mainland investors’ buying…