Equities set for Jul-Dec bounce

Analysts foresee indexes ending 2017 in positive territory on MSCI, weaker property

China's equity market is expected to improve in the second half of this year as investor sentiment is brightening in a largely stable macroeconomic environment, said analysts.

Growth momentum remains robust as shown by the first-quarter GDP growth of 6.9 percent year-on-year, the strongest quarterly real growth since the third quarter of 2015.