China stocks close lower as investors weigh recovery, await policy

Reuters

China stocks close lower as investors weigh recovery, await policy

2024 7월 2 일, 오전 8:21 GMT

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Updates to market closing levels

SHANGHAI, July 2 (Reuters) -China stocks closed down while Hong Kong shares rose onTuesday, as investors weighed domestic recovery and awaited stimulus signals in the upcoming policy meetings.

The market also tracked weak Asian stocks as the U.S. dollar strengthened, following a surge in Treasury yields as investors contemplated the potential for a second Donald Trump presidency.

A private sector survey on Monday showed China's manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in more than three years, while official PMI data released on Sunday showed a decline in manufacturing activity.

Investors awaited the coming Third Plenum this month, which will focus on policies on further deepening reforms and promoting the modernisation of China.

Later in the day, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak at an event hosted by the European Central Bank, bringing the path for U.S. monetary policy into focus in a week that will see several closely watched employment reports, including Tuesday's JOLTS job openings data, a Fed favourite.

** At the close, China's blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 was down 0.18%, with its financial sector sub-index .CSI300FS higher by 0.83%, the consumer staples sector .CSI000912 up 1.63%, the real estate index .CSI000952 down 2.04% and the healthcare sub-index .CSI300HC down 1%.

** The Shanghai Composite index .SSEC was up 0.08% at 2,997.01. Thesmaller Shenzhen index .SZSC ended down 0.6% and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index .CNT was weaker by 1.049%.

** At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index .HSI was up 50.53 points or 0.29% at 17,769.14. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index .HSCE rose 0.68% to 6,374.91.

** The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares .HSCIE rose 3.5%, while the IT sector .HSCIIT dipped 0.37%, the financial sector .HSNF ended 0.51% higher and the property sector rose 0.29%.

** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index .MIAPJ0000PUS was weaker by 0.59%, while Japan's Nikkei index .N225 closed up 1.12%.

Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Janane Venkatraman

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