BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) --Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited on Monday signed a license agreement with MSCI, proposing to launch MSCI China A-share Index Futures contract after gaining regulatory approvals.
MSCI China A-share index is expected to include 421 A-shares after MSCI completes the whole process of incorporating A-shares in November 2019.
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited has been at the forefront of linking international investors with the mainland stock market. The proposed MSCI China A-share index futures can further provide effective risk management tools for participating in the mainland stock market through the Shanghai-Hong Kong, and Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock connects. (Edited by Wang Tengfei)