China, HK stocks fall on bleak China factory data, trade woes
China and Hong Kong stocks
dropped on Wednesday as weak factory inflation data from Beijing
and the prospects of an escalation in the Sino-U.S. trade spat
curbed risk appetite.
** The CSI300 index was down 0.8% at 3,690.13 points
at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite
Index lost 0.6% to 2,909.07 points.
** The Hang Seng index dropped 1.6% to 27,348.52 points,
while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 1.1% to
10,498.73.
** China’s fact
dropped on Wednesday as weak factory inflation data from Beijing
and the prospects of an escalation in the Sino-U.S. trade spat
curbed risk appetite.
** The CSI300 index was down 0.8% at 3,690.13 points
at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite
Index lost 0.6% to 2,909.07 points.
** The Hang Seng index dropped 1.6% to 27,348.52 points,
while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 1.1% to
10,498.73.
** China’s fact
Posted by Reuters
