UK-listed firms can sell shares in China for the first time

UK-listed companies will be able to sell shares in China for the first time from today as the London-Shanghai Stock Connect service opens.The initiative forms part of the countries' efforts to build greater economic ties as China looks to open markets despite the trade war with the US and the UK prepares for life after Brexit.It will give international investors the opportunity to invest in over 260 of 1,500 Shanghai-listed companies - those seen as eligible to participate - for the first time a