China’s 200 million-strong army of retail investors was supposed to help the market turn a corner. Instead, it has become a source of weakness.The country’s $9.7 trillion stock market experienced a rapid boom and bust starting late September,

Assurances from government officials on plans to strengthen the private sector offset a lack of specifics about economic stimulus.

China’s central bank has launched two new funding schemes worth 800 billion yuan to stabilize the stock market and boost liquidity for financial institutions.

China's central bank kicked off two funding schemes on Friday that will initially pump 800 billion yuan ($112.38 billion) into the stock market through newly-created monetary policy tools.