China stocks slip but sun shines on tariff-sensitive sectors
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SINGAPORE, Sept 11 (Reuters) -Chinese stock markets fell on Wednesday, with shares in energy companies leading losses as they tracked falling oil prices, though slightly slimmer chances of Republican candidate Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency boosted exporters' shares.
** At the close, the Shanghai Composite index .SSEC was down 0.82% at 2,721.80. Hong Kong's Hang Seng .HSI closed 0.7% lower at 17,108.71.
** China's blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 fell 0.3%, with its financial sector sub-index .CSI300FS lower by 1.3%, and the oil and gas industry sub-index .CSIH30198 shedding 1.7%. The electric vehicle index .CSI399976 rose 3.3%.
** Betting markets shortened odds of Democrat Kamala Harris winning the U.S. presidency following a combative televised debate, and traders sold dollars and bought yuan with the risk of punitive tariffs on Chinese goods seen slightly reduced.
** The largest percentage gainers in the Shanghai Composite index were solar firm GoodWe Technologies 688390.SS, up 12.5%, and Jinzhou Yongshan Lithium 603399.SS, gaining 10.1%, as lithium producers were bought on an unconfirmed report of battery-maker CATL suspending some mining.
** A bounce in Wuxi Apptec 2359.HK, pummelled recently by restrictions working their way through U.S. Congress but up 7% following a buyback announcement, led gains in Hong Kong that also included EV makers BYD 1211.HK and Geely 0175.HK.
** However oil has dropped below $70 a barrel to trade near three-year lows and pulled down big energy companies and the indexes.
** China Resources Power Holdings 0836.HK, which fell 5.7%, was the top loser on the Hang Seng, with PetroChina 0857.HK down 1.4%, CNOOC 0883.HK down 2.3% and Sinopec 0386.HK down 3%.
** China's weak economic outlook also put consumer stocks such as sports gear seller Li Ning Co Ltd 2331.HK, down 4.1%, and large financials such as ICBC 1398.HK and Bank of China 3988.HK among the losers and at reasonably solid volumes.
** The yuan CNY=CFXS was quoted at 7.1131 per U.S. dollar, 0.1% firmer than the previous close of 7.12 and Hong Kong interbank rates fell HIBOR=. CNY/
** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index .MIAPJ0000PUS was weaker by 0.2%, while Japan's Nikkei index .N225 was down 1.5%. .T
** About 24.23 billion shares were traded on the Shanghai exchange, roughly 87.9% of the market's 30-day moving average. About 3.07 billion Hang Seng index shares were traded, roughly 121.8% of the market's 30-day moving average.
Reporting by Tom Westbrook; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala and Shounak Dasgupta
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