Millions rush into bullish China stocks, euphoria spills into Hong Kong


SHANGHAI: Chinese mom-and-pop investors are stampeding into the stock market for fear of missing out on the bull run, with more than 1.6 million share trading accounts newly opened in December, doubling from a year earlier, latest data shows.

Mainland euphoria is also spilling across the border, with a record amount of Chinese money gushing into Hong Kong-listed stocks such as Tencent Holdings and Xiaomi Corp via the Stock Connect trading scheme.

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