BEIJING -- Around 1.55 million investors in China opened accounts to trade stocks on the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses in June, industry data showed.

The number was up 46.72 percent from the same period last year, according to the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited.

Individual investors accounted for the majority of investors, reaching around 1.547 million, while new institutional investors stood at 2,100.

By the end of last month, the number of investors with A-share accounts reached around 167 million, the data showed.