Investment in China's equity market totaled US$2.16 billion in the second quarter of this year, rising 32 percent from a quarter earlier, an industry report said.

The funds were invested in 211 cases in the period, compared with 159 in the first quarter, the Zero2IPO Research Center said in a report.

Investments conducted by yuan-denominated funds hit a quarterly high since 2007 at US$1.03 million in 124 cases, the report said.