China stocks fell further on Tuesday amid lingering concerns over trade tensions between China and the United States, and as investors pondered China's GDP data for the first quarter.To get more China news, you can visit shine news official website. ** The CSI300 index fell 0.5 percent, to 3,790.73 points at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.4 percent, to 3,099.90 points. ** In Hong Kong, Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong fell 0.16 percent at 11,989.18, while the Hang Seng Index was unchanged at 30,316.14.
** The smaller Shenzhen index was down 0.83 percent and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index was weaker by 1.32 percent. ** U.S. President Donald Trump accused Russia and China on Monday of devaluing their currencies while the United States raises interest rates. ** White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders later told reporters that China is on a U.S. Treasury Department watch list for being potentially labeled a currency manipulator. ** The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp for seven years after breaking an agreement reached after it was caught illegally shipping goods to Iran.
** In response, China's Ministry of Commerce said it's ready to take necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. ** ZTE's shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong have been halted from trading on Tuesday. ** Investors were also pondering China's GDP data in the first quarter. * China's economy grew 6.8 percent in the first quarter of 2018, slightly faster than expected, buoyed by strong consumer demand and surprisingly robust property investment despite continued measures to tame rising home prices. ** But separate data showed March industrial output missed expectations and first-quarter fixed-asset investment growth slowed, tempering equity market gains. ** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index was weaker by 0.13 percent while Japan's Nikkei index was up 0.03 percent. ** The yuan was quoted at 6.2824 per U.S. dollar, 0.1 percent weaker than the previous close of 6.2761.