The MSCI China Index added 2.5%, heading for its first gain in six years on the first trading day of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the equivalent of the country’s parliament.
Chinese stocks gained, with technology firms driving the advance after Beijing vowed more support and set an ambitious economic growth target at the nation’s most important annual political meeting.
A gauge of shares listed in Hong Kong rose as much as 3.4%, with a tech index up 4.1%. The CSI 300 Index, a benchmark of onshore shares, ended the day 0.5% higher.
