China's Late Stock Rally Has All the Hallmarks of State Buying
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Is China’s government propping up the stock market again?
It sure looked possible on Friday as the Shanghai Composite Index jumped as much as 2.7 percent. After a rare show of verbal support from the nation’s top financial officials failed to trigger sustained gains this morning, a sudden afternoon rally has raised the question of whether authorities are taking a more direct approach.