New Year may unsettle stocks

Analysts say selective buying could yield big returns, help investors reap long-term gains

Come 2016, cherry-picking the "bright spots" in China's slowing economy will be key to investors' ability to outperform the general A-share market that will stay volatile, analysts said.

Some market mavens still swear by the story that the A-share market will continue to rise on expected continued monetary easing and acute need for investment avenues amid a shortage of quality and safe assets. But the divergence in the Chinese economy, and anticipated fluctuations in global asset prices in response to Thursday's interest rate hike by the United States Federal Reserve, could intensify volatility in the A-share market.