Hang Seng Muted at Finish
The Hang Seng ended nearly flat at around 19,159 on Tuesday following weakness in the prior three sessions, with gains in property and financials offsetting losses in tech and consumers.
Investors parsed reports that US President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose an additional 10% tariff on all Chinese goods entering the US. Meanwhile, Chinese Embassy officials in the US warned that a trade war between the two countries would have no winners. On economic data, October trade figures in Hong Kong are due later today, after exports and imports hit a two-year high in September.
On the monetary front, the PBoC could cut commercial bank's RRR in December to boost the Chinese economy, following two reductions in September and February, totaling 100 bps. Governor Pan Gongsheng indicated this potential move in October.
Among large-cap stocks, Alibaba Health and Cathay Pacific Airways rose 3.1% and 2.3%, respectively, while Xiaomi Corp. (-4.2%) and Kingsoft Corp. (-3.8%) saw notable declines.
Source : Trading Economics
