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First up,
the yearly transaction volume in China's A-Share market has exceeded $400 trillion or $56.9 trillion for the first time this year.
According to financial data provider Hifink,
the volume reached more than $405 trillion as of the market closure on Monday.
It's estimated that the turnover rate which measures equities and liquidity,
activity and popularity could reach 1.74% in the A-shear market over the course of this year,
the highest level since 2016.
19 individual stocks reached $1 trillion or $142 billion in transaction volume throughout the year.
2025 has also witnessed the Shanghai Composite Index touch a decade high.
So for more joining us now on the line is Dr.
Yao Shu Jie, Chang Kong Professor of Economics, West Chongqing University.