China tightens listing guidelines to funnel funding to strategic sectors, per report

China tightens listing guidelines to funnel funding to strategic sectors, per report

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks by the Shanghai Stock Exchange building at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

China’s stock regulator is set to stop local companies in certain sectors from listing on the country’s main stock exchanges, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing two capital markets bankers familiar with the matter.

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