China stock markets enter year in positive domain after year-through setback

04.01.2023

China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday morning as investors bet on post-COVID era recovery in the world's second-biggest economy, amid dismal December factory activity data.

China's CSI300 Index was up 0.2% by the lunch break, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.6%, both reversing early losses.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng...