FTSE China A50 Index Futures Turn Positive in Afternoon Trade

An intraday flip in the Singapore-listed A50 contract is a sentiment signal more than a fundamental one: it suggests offshore positioning on large-cap A-shares found buyers into the afternoon rather than extending the morning's weakness. That matters for traders using the contract as an overnight proxy for mainland sentiment, since the offshore venue often leads the onshore open. The open question is whether the recovery holds into the close or proves to be a brief squeeze within a still-soft session.