"The entry of RQFII capital into the A-share market will help balance the market's supply and demand and form a rock bottom in the A-share market," Li said.
Chen Li, analyst with the UBS Securities, agreed, saying that the entry of overseas capital into the A-share market will help improve market sentiment in the short term.
The RQFII mechanism was launched in December 2011 to widen investment channels for overseas yuan funds on the Chinese mainland. It allows qualified investors to invest yuan-based funds raised in Hong Kong in the mainland securities market within a permitted quota.
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