China moves to prop up stocks with selling curbs, buybacks after 10% slide this year

China's authorities have moved to support equity prices through restrictions on share selling and expanded corporate buybacks, following a roughly 10% decline in Chinese stocks so far this year. The intervention targets domestic risk appetite directly, since reduced selling pressure and buyback demand can absorb supply and narrow downside momentum in onshore indices. Mainland equities and China-focused funds are the most directly exposed, while offshore-listed Chinese shares and Hong Kong-traded names tied to the same sentiment may also reprice on the headline. Traders will watch whether the measures translate into measurable net inflows and whether southbound flows from mainland investors into Hong Kong accelerate in the sessions ahead.

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