Mainland Chinese investors are piling into the Hong Kong stock market at record volumes as its tech-heavy Hang Seng Index trades around three-year highs.

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They snapped up shares worth $189 million on a net basis last month, according to depository data compiled by Bloomberg. The trend has continued into March, with stock purchases poised to be the biggest two-month net buy since early 2021.

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Mainland Chinese investors are taking positions in Hong Kong’s stock market, injecting billions into the city’s equities and reducing their valuation discount to onshore counterparts. Investors are seemingly looking towards the special Asian administration’s markets to lessen the effects of an impending trade war between China and the US.