The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index slumped as much as 2.4% on Monday, with tech heavyweights Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. among the biggest drags
Hang Seng China A Aerospace & Defence Index declined 3% on Tuesday with its constituents AVIC Chengdu and Zhuzhou Hongda trading up to 8% lower after cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index and the MSCI China Index have both surged at least 30% from mid-January lows, akin to the pace of gains seen in 2015 before the market plummeted, strategists led by Winnie Wu wrote in a Monday note.
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Analysts expressed disappoint over the lack of concrete measures. However, some said there is still a possibility of some kind of stimulus announcement by the Ministry of Finance later this month.
Over the last five days, the Hang Sang Index has gained around 10 percent and is currently trading at 22,741.35.
Investors are closely monitoring Japanese labor market data, housing and retail trade figures from Australia, and a sprinkling of earnings reports from regional giants such as Standard Chartered, Nomura Holdings, and Samsung.
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Chinese authorities announced a slew of measures including a reduction of the stamp duty on stock trades and a slower pace of initial public offerings over the weekend.
The cause behind this decline is the uncertainty surrounding China's property market and its future growth potential
Mixed economic data has dented optimism over an economic recovery in recent weeks after the nation’s reopening from Covid Zero curbs sparked a sharp three-month surge through January.
Asia-Pacific markets declined on Monday with Hang Seng index falling 2.11 percent and leading losses in the region
Hong Kong’s stock market, which has suffered the worst slide in a decade, is unlikely to recover soon. It has wide-ranging implications, including the fate of 248 Chinese companies listed on the Wall Street.
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The Hang Seng Index shed 4.68 percent, or 960.99 points, to 19,592.80.
Futures have already priced in an end to tapering by March and a first hike to 0.25% in May or June, with rates approaching 0.75% by year end.
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On Saturday, Chinese regulators published reforms that ban firms teaching school curriculums from making profits, raising capital or going public, citing that the sector has been "hijacked by capital."
Investors and traders are worried that threats of higher US tariffs and retaliatory measures by others could derail a rare period of synchronised global growth.
Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 6.71 percent, or 1,522.70 points, as stocks across sectors pulled back. Automakers, financials and technology names were lower in the morning, with Toyota down 4.75 percent.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.35 percent, with gains in automakers, trading houses and financials driving the broader rise in the index. Across the Korean strait, the Kospi traded just below the flat line, falling 0.03 percent.
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.19 percent. The Nikkei share average is trading at its lowest since December last year. The ASX 200 dipped 0.05 percent while the Kospi was marginally higher and trading 0.07 percent higher.
The Kospi was down by 0.52 percent, with China-exposed stocks pressured following heightened tensions in the Korean peninsula. Shares for Lotte Shopping, the retail arm of conglomerate Lotte, fell by 1.59 percent, while shares of LG Electronics plunged 1.97 percent.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.82 percent, recovering most of its losses of 276 points, or 1.44 percent, seen yesterday.