China A-share indices rise in afternoon trade, broad-based ETFs turn positive

The move is notable less for its size than for its breadth: the reversal pulled broad-based vehicles tracking large, mid and small-cap benchmarks into positive territory together, suggesting the afternoon bid was index-wide rather than concentrated in a single segment. Because the item carries no driver — no policy signal, flow data or catalyst — the durability of the turn is the open question. What is worth watching is whether the recovery holds into the close and whether similar broad ETF reversals recur, which would indicate sustained demand rather than a single-session bounce.