Global investors are flocking back to mainland China’s $10 trillion stock market as the nation reopens and races toward herd immunity. They are betting that the Chinese will be partying and popping open a lot of $200-a-bottle baijiu, the pricey fiery liquor manufactured by the likes of Kweichow Moutai Co., this Lunar New Year.
After all, betting on pent-up demand unleashed by the relaxation of Covid policies can be a great trade. In the US, consumer services companies rose by 17% six months after the initial reopening in March 2021, according to data compiled by Morgan Stanley.