

ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50 (NYSEARCA:XPP - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,779 shares, an increase of 57.1% from the March 15th total of 4,952 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the company's stock are

XP Power Ltd (LSE:XPP), 4imprint Group Plc (AQSE:FOUR) and Alpha Group International PLC (AIM:ALPH) are the most widely held stocks by investment trusts that focus on the UK smaller company sector. Each appears in the portfolios of eight different London-listed investment funds, according to research by the Association for Investment Companies.

China's central bank and financial regulators announced a broad package of stimulus measures. Meanwhile, China is meeting with the United States this week in Switzerland for trade talks.

One of the top themes year-to-date has been China-focused technology ETFs. China technology stocks have surged on AI enthusiasm related to China startup DeepSeek's AI model launch.

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

The latest figures published by the People's Bank of China show that credit and liquidity are stalling as demand for new loans declines. Deteriorating confidence in China's prospects explains why households prefer paying down debts while companies borrow less.

Data came in generally in line or slightly weaker than forecasts, as weak confidence continued to depress investment and consumption. New home prices fell by -0.65% MoM in July, compared to a -0.67% MoM drop in June.

Shares of XP Power Ltd (LSE:XPP) dropped by 19% in early deals after Advanced Energy Industries binned its £470 million bid approach - one of three for the UK power systems group. Advanced walked away after deciding 1,950p a share was as high as it wanted to go, adding that it felt it "captured the potential of future market recovery while factoring in near and intermediate-term market and operational risks facing XP Power as a standalone company".
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