Struggling Chinese property developers are diversifying into semiconductor production, leading to a surge in their stock prices. This move has ignited a buying frenzy among retail investors in mainland China's stock market.

Embattled Chinese developers have turned to a new strategy to resuscitate their ailing businesses: diversifying into semiconductor production. Certain listed property companies have seen their shares skyrocket – some by hundreds of per cent – after announcing investments in “chipmaking”. Such strategic diversification efforts have sparked a buying frenzy among retail investors in the mainland’s A-share market. “Chip-themed stocks are the new darlings of individual investors since [such stocks].....