Worrying times for the UK22 Apr 2025 04:02
Thinking outside the box, are the Chinese moving to busting the UK’s economy by placing a big sell??
The research shows Chinese investment in companies listed on the FTSE 100 climbed almost 40pc from £64bn in December 2022 to £88bn today.
It suggests Beijing has snapped up shares that account for roughly 5pc of Britain’s leading index, which has a market value of £2.1 trillion.
The Argus data shows the ultimate source of the money behind tens of billions of pounds of investment into the UK stock market can be traced back to China.
It comes amid growing concern about the implications of Chinese ownership of UK assets, after the Government was forced to seize control of British Steel.