Chinese ADRs Drop After Trump Rally Shooting, Downbeat Data

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Chinese ADRs fell in morning trading Monday as risk appetite soured after the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a political rally, while weaker than expected Chinese economic data added to gloom. The retreat comes at a time when investors are reining in expectations from China’s third plenum which kicks off today.

Alibaba fell 1.7%, PDD Holdings fell 3.4%, JD.com fell 3.8%, Baidu fell 6.1%, NIO fell 6.7%, Li Auto fell 4.5%, XPeng fell 6.3%.

A slew of Chinese economic data released on Monday showed the world’s second largest economy was still struggling to boost domestic demand. The second quarter GDP figures, which showed growth of 4.7 per cent year-on-year in April-June, lagged market expectations of 5.1 per cent. It was a slowdown from 5.3 per cent in the previous three months and the weakest growth since the third quarter of 2023.

Retail sales in June grew 2 per cent year on year, which was also below market expectations of 3.4 per cent.

Meanwhile, investors braced for the implications of the attempted assassination of President Trump in the US over the weekend.

Traders will closely monitor China’s third plenum of the 20th Party Congress, the long anticipated meeting where the country’s leaders gather and are expected to release economic reforms.

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