China stocks fall more than 1% on slowdown concerns

25.08.2022

Hong Kong shares fell to a three-month trough on Wednesday while mainland China stocks touched two-week lows, weighed down by concerns about a slowdown in the world's second largest economy.

By the midday break, the benchmark Shanghai Composite index had dropped 1.4%, while the blue-chip CSI 300 index was down 1.2%....