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Wall Street banks boost China profits amid market recovery

Major investment banks have significantly increased their market share and profits in China during 2025. Collectively, these overseas-invested securities firms saw their net profits more than quadruple to 2.65 billion yuan. Goldman Sachs reclaimed the top revenue spot with 2.48 billion yuan, driven by a strong A-share market rally that boosted its trading and investment activities. AI

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Wall Street banks boost China profits amid market recovery

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Karen Tian ·

    Wall Street giants lead China-profit surge despite market polarisation, uneven recovery

    Overseas-invested securities firms collectively saw income from their China businesses skyrocket in 2025, as combined net profits climbed more than fourfold from a year earlier to 2.65 billion yuan (US$390 million), according to their annual reports. However, while the industry’s…