Bullish streak ahead for A-share market By SHI JING in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-20 07:14 Share Strong foreign capital flows, healthy corporate outlook to sustain uptrend Strong foreign capital flows and the healthy investment outlook for companies will put the A-share market on a strong growth trajectory this year, analysts said on Friday after most of the major indexes notched up gains. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.57 percent to 3696.17 points, while the Shenzhen Component Index gained 0.35 percent to 15823.11 points. The technology-focused ChiNext in Shenzhen fell for the second consecutive day by 1.04 percent to 3285.53 points. The combined trading value of the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($154 billion) by Friday.