Saudi ETFs surge in China debut as financial ties deepen

Funds touch upper limit on first day of trading in Shanghai, Shenzhen

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Chinese investors now can put money into exchange-traded funds that track top Saudi Arabian companies such as oil giant Saudi Aramco.  © Reuters

NORIYUKI DOI, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Two Saudi Arabian exchange-traded funds made a strong market debut in mainland China on Tuesday as investors snapped up the instruments on the first day amid strong financial ties between the two countries.

The two Chinese-managed ETFs, which launched on both the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, are the first for Saudi stock funds in mainland China. They track major Saudi businesses like Saudi Aramco, one of the world's biggest oil companies.

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