Foreign investors' daily purchase of China A-shares hits record high

Foreign investors poured money into the Chinese A-share market on Friday with the daily purchase amount via the stock connect programme hitting a record high.

Foreign investors bought a net 22.4 billion yuan ($3.09 billion) of China onshore shares through the northbound trading link.

China's CSI 300 Index and Shanghai Composite closed higher 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively, on Friday. ($1 = 7.2462 Chinese yuan renminbi)