Asia: China stocks down slightly amid rise in local Covid-19 cases

The CSI300 index, which brings together the largest companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, lost 0.04%, while the Shanghai index fell 0.06% (Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

As actions gives China closed slightly lower this Monday with losses in the consumer sector offsetting the gains in Business real estate companies, as local infections by coronavirus weighed on the feeling before the New Year holiday.

The CSI300 index, which brings together the largest companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, lost 0.04%, while the Shanghai index fell 0.06%.

The consumer staples sector dropped 1.3%, while the real estate index rose 0.57% and healthcare gained 0.68%.

Symptomatic coronavirus cases in China rose again, after the country reported over the weekend the biggest daily increase in local infections in 21 months, with the majority of new infections in the city of Xian, which enters the fifth day of a year. lockdown.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei index retreated 0.37% to 28,676 points.

In Hong Kong, the HANG SENG index had no operations.

In Shanghai, the SSEC index lost 0.06% to 3,615 points.

The CSI300 index, which brings together the largest companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, retreated 0.04%, to 4,919 points.

In Seoul, the KOSPI index had a devaluation of 0.43%, to 2,999 points.

In Taiwan, the TAIEX index rose 0.49% to 18,048 points.

In Singapore, the STRAITS TIMES index devalued 0.13%, to 3,104 points.

In Sydney the S&P/ASX 200 index remained closed

Source From: Moneytimes

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