China stocks see worst day in 27 months

26.04.2022

China stocks logged their biggest slump on Monday since the pandemic-led panic-selling in February 2020, on heightened worries of a country-wide COVID-19 outbreak and fears of strict restrictions being imposed in capital Beijing.

The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 4.9% to close at a two-year low of 3,814.91. The Shanghai Composite Index...