Students urged not to trade stocks

Authorities in Fujian have told schools to warn their students against dabbling in the stock market, saying failed investments could fuel family and social instability.

Following in the footsteps of the nation's pensioners, housewives and office workers, and lured by soaring share prices, more and more students have begun dabbling in the stock market, despite experts warning the bubble could soon burst.

"Local education departments and schools must instruct students to think twice before investing in high-risk stocks," a government notice released jointly by the Fujian education authority and the provincial security regulator in the southeastern coastal province, said.