JPMorgan Sees Upside for China Bank Stocks on Dividend, Margins
Mainland-listed A-shares could climb as much as 15%, while Hong Kong-listed H-shares may gain up to 8%, Katherine Lei, an analyst at the firm, estimated in a note. She projected an average dividend yield of about 4.3% this year for mainland-listed bank stocks under JPMorgan's coverage.
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