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China Indexes Face Headwinds After Threats of New Unilateral U.S. Tariffs
Li Chen
12 Jun, 2025
Hong Kong
China's stock market indexes traded down amid new threats of U.S. tariffs.
The Hang Seng index decreased 0.8%, and the mainland-focused CSI 300 index declined a fraction as investors looked for details about the recently announced U.S.-China trade framework.
Despite positive signaling by the Trump administration officials at the end of two-day talks in London, U.K., Chinese officials provided few concrete details about the way forward.
Market sentiment was weak after the U.S. president said he plans to announce unilateral tariffs on imports from key trading partners over the next two weeks.
Investor anxieties ran high after Donald Trump threatened new additional tariffs ahead of the July 9 deadline, as the Trump administration failed to secure new agreements.
After the introduction of sky-high tariffs in early April, the White House boasted that countries would soon line up and sign trade agreements and signaled well over one hundred deals over the next two months.
So far, not one trade deal has been signed, barring a preliminary "trade framework understanding" with the U.K.
China Indexes and Stocks
The Hang Seng index declined 0.8% to 24,182.87, and the CSI 300 index inched lower 0.01% to 3,894.28.
Vehicle markers declined for the second day in a row after a weaker-than-expected increase in automobile sales in May dampened sentiment.
BYD decreased 2.3% to HK ¥353.60, Li Auto fell 1.4% to HK $114.10, and Geely Automobile Holdings declined 1.5% to HK $16.98.
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