A-shares (), also known as domestic shares (), are shares that are denominated in

renminbi The renminbi ( ; currency symbol, symbol: Yen and yuan sign, ¥; ISO 4217, ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as the Chinese yuan, is the official currency of the China, People's Republic of China. The renminbi is issued by the Peop ...

and traded in the

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

and

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

stock exchanges, as well as the National Equities Exchange and Quotations. These are in contrast to B-shares that are denominated in foreign currency and traded in Shanghai and Shenzhen, as well as

H share H shares () refer to the shares of companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Many companies float their shares simultaneously on the Hong Kong market and one of the two mainland Chinese stock excha ...

s, that are denominated in Hong Kong dollars and traded in the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. A-shares are generally owned by domestic investors. As of 2023, foreign investors own only 3-5% of China's A-shares equity and bond market. In 2018 MSCI began including Chinese A-shares in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

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Finance in China Stock market terminology {{Stockexchange-stub de:Aktienart (China)#A-Aktie .28A-Share.29

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