China’s day traders resort to black humour as stocks languish

HONG KONG: To understand Chinese investors’ exasperation with the stock market, take a look at the punchlines circulating online.

A husband’s most sincere vow of everlasting love? Promising he’ll only divorce his wife after recouping all trading losses. How do ambitious teens see themselves in 2035? Telling their brokers to buy the Shanghai Composite Index at 2,000 points – 30% lower than its close on Monday at a level almost exactly the same as a decade ago.