The Securities Association of China will conduct the test to gauge the companies' risk-bearing capacity under extreme circumstances such as stock and bond declines and rising bond defaults, among others, the newspaper said. The move comes after China's stock market lost momentum after a rally fuelled by a re-opening post strict COVID curbs, and as some investors do not expect a strong recovery following a modest growth target for 2023, dashing hopes for a big stimulus. The firms have to submit the results of the stress test and related data before April 14, the paper said.
(Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Sonia Cheema)