BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese government is trying to encourage people to spend more by ensuring that share prices will rise, ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks to help jolt its languid markets out of the doldrums.

Asian shares are mixed after China rolled out more moves to boost its lagging stock markets. Hong Kong fell while Shanghai's benchmark gained 0.5%. Officials in Beijing said pension funds

China is guiding local mutual funds and insurers to boost their stock purchases in the government’s latest initiative to shore up its ailing equity market as it confronts the threat of higher tariffs.

The Chinese government aims to boost domestic stock markets by ordering pensions and mutual funds to significantly increase their investment in domestic shares. This strategic move is expected to infuse hundreds of billions of yuan into the market over the next three years.

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Wall Street was mixed in premarket trading on Thursday as major U.S. airlines stumbled and health insurance companies soared

U.S. stocks are drifting near a record as Wall Street’s recent rally loses some momentum. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early trading Thursday, a day after after pulling to

World shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise.

The latest round of policy support comes as Chinese stocks began the year on a soft note, with investors reluctant to add exposure to the market amid lingering economic woes at home and headwinds abroad.

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