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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025
Asian shares slip as new Hong Kong tensions rise

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Reuters
27 May, 2020, 12:10 pm
Last modified: 27 May, 2020, 01:03 pm

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Asian shares slip as new Hong Kong tensions rise

Worsening relations between the world’s two biggest economies could further hobble global business activity, which is already under intense pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic

Reuters
27 May, 2020, 12:10 pm
Last modified: 27 May, 2020, 01:03 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, talks on his mobile phone in front of a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan/Reuters
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, talks on his mobile phone in front of a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan/Reuters

Asian shares slipped on Wednesday as investor concerns about rising tensions between the United States and China tempered optimism about a re-opening of the world economy.

US President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday he is preparing to take action against China this week over its effort to impose national security laws on Hong Kong, but gave no further details.

Hong Kong shares led declines among major regional indexes, with Hang Seng. HSI falling 0.46%, though it kept a bit of distance from a two-month low touched on Monday. MSCI's ex-Japan Asia-Pacific index. MIAPJ0000PUS lost 0.12%, with mainland Chinese shares. CSI300 down a similar amount.

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Japan's Nikkei. N225 was almost flat. Worsening relations between the world's two biggest economies could further hobble global business activity, which is already under intense pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 ESc1 rose 0.4%, reclaiming the 3,000 chart level. The index had cleared 3,000 points in Wall Street overnight before pulling back, as some traders returned to the New York Stock Exchange floor for the first time in two months.

"The S&P 500 looked to be set to close above 3,000 until the late headline that the United States was considering a range of sanctions on Chinese officials and businesses should China go ahead with its legislation regarding Hong Kong," analysts at the National Australia Bank said in a note.

"The extent of those possible sanctions is uncertain," the analysts said.

China's plans to impose national security laws in Hong Kong have triggered the first big street unrest in the Asian financial hub since last year.

Overnight, hundreds of riot police took up posts around Hong Kong's legislature in anticipation of protests on Wednesday.

Still, the index of world's 49 stock markets. MIWD00000PUS stood near 2 1/2-month highs, having gained 2.6% so far this month on hopes of economic recovery in the developed world as countries ease social restrictions.

Economic data published on Tuesday showed US consumer confidence nudged up in May and new home sales beat expectations.

"We have seen a clear sign of rising expectations in economic recovery. Now we are beginning to see evidence of various stimulus supporting the economy," said Toshifumi Umezawa, strategist at Pictet.

US Treasury yields retreated from lows, with ten-year yields US10YT=RR at 0.692%, having risen about 4 basis points on Tuesday.

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