Markets Wrap: China’s Slowing Profit Growth Causes Asian Stocks to Decline

Markets Wrap: China’s Slowing Profit Growth Causes Asian Stocks to Decline


(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks swung to a loss ⁢and US equity futures fell as slowing Chinese industrial profit growth sapped optimism after last week’s equity rally. The yen strengthened against all its Group-of-10 peers.

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China shares led declines​ as data showed profits at the nation’s industrial companies ‌climbed at a slower pace, suggesting the economic recovery remains uncertain. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped as much as 1.4% while CSI 300 Index closed ​1.2% ⁢lower in Monday’s ⁣morning session. Benchmarks also⁣ fell in Australia and⁢ Japan.

Equities trimmed some of last week’s gains amid uncertainty before the next installment of key global economic data‌ this week including euro-zone inflation data, China PMIs and US personal consumption numbers⁢ on Thursday, and US, European and Chinese PMIs on⁤ Friday. Asian markets had little direction from the US following the holiday shortened post-Thanksgiving session Friday.

“We’ve seen US bond yields…

2023-11-27 00:03:59
Original‌ from finance.yahoo.com
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(Bloomberg) — Asian ⁤stocks swung to a loss and US equity futures fell as slowing Chinese industrial profit growth sapped optimism after last week’s equity rally. ⁣The yen strengthened against all its Group-of-10 peers.

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China shares led declines as data showed profits at the nation’s industrial companies‌ climbed at a slower pace, suggesting the economic recovery remains uncertain. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped⁢ as much as 1.4% while‌ CSI 300 Index ‌closed ⁢1.2% lower in Monday’s morning session. Benchmarks also fell in Australia and Japan.

Equities⁢ trimmed some of last week’s gains amid uncertainty before ​the next installment​ of key global economic data this week including euro-zone inflation data, China PMIs and US personal consumption numbers on ‍Thursday, and US,⁣ European and Chinese PMIs on Friday. Asian markets⁤ had little‍ direction from the US⁣ following the holiday shortened post-Thanksgiving session Friday.

“We’ve seen US bond yields…

2023-11-27 00:03:59
Original‌ from⁤ finance.yahoo.com
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