Chinese equities slip as US probes and global yield worries intensify
China's CSI300 and Shanghai Composite indices edged lower amid US investigations of Luxshare and Foxconn and concerns over rising global bond yields.
China's large-cap CSI300 index declined 0.2% and the Shanghai Composite fell 0.1% in the morning session, hovering near a one-year low. The drop followed U.S. launches of patent infringement investigations into Luxshare Precision Industry and Foxconn Industrial Internet, with Foxconn plunging to a six-month trough. Market participants also expressed unease about rising global bond yields and a potential debt crisis in weaker euro-zone economies, according to Caitong Securities.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index inched up 0.2%, while sectoral moves saw banks and biotech rise and chipmakers and AI stocks fall. Regulators attempted to bolster confidence by holding a seminar led by Wu Qing and publishing draft rules to lower the threshold for equity mutual-fund establishment.
Why it matters
The slide reflects how U.S. tech probes and global yield pressures can quickly affect Chinese market sentiment and export outlook.
How this story developed
- Sep 21 30-year U.S. Treasury Yield Hits 2002 High Amid Widening Debt Sell-off
- Sep 30 Japanese equities rose alongside broader Asian stocks while markets awaited key US inflation figures that could steer interest-rate policy.
- Oct 2 South Korean equities opened slightly lower on Friday, with the KOSPI down about 0.15% despite gains on Wall Street.
- Oct 7 Nasdaq closed at a record high and Japan lifted its 10‑year bond coupon to 3.1%.
- Oct 7 The Treasury announced plans to sell a $39 billion block of 10‑year notes.
- Oct 8 The market recorded a third straight day of losses.
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