Circuit breaker set to start in 2016

Draft rules revised to shorten share suspension time

China will implement the circuit-breaker mechanism in its bourses from next year as part of its efforts to check abnormal price swings in the capital market.

According to the rules announced by the Chinese bourses on Friday, trading of stocks, index futures and options will be suspended for 15 minutes when the stock index CSI 300, which tracks some of the largest-cap stocks in Shanghai and Shenzhen, fluctuates by 5 percent.