China stock markets undergo correction as bugs, boycotts bite

22.07.2022

China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday, as worries over fresh COVID-19 outbreaks and mortgage-payment boycott overshadowed gains in tech shares on the conclusion of a cybersecurity probe into Didi Global with a big-ticket fine.

China's blue-chip CSI300 lost 1.1%, while the Shanghai Composite Index declined 1%. In Hong Kong,...