** U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies fall as China reports monthly decline in imports and exports, although less steep than expected
** Exports drop 8.8% in August year-on-year, beating a forecast of 9.2% in a Reuters poll and off a 14.5% drop in July
** Imports contract 7.3%, slower than an expected 9% decline and last month's 12.4% fall
** U.S. lawmaker calls for ending Huawei, SMIC exports following discovery of new chips in Huawei phones that may violate trade restrictions
** E-commerce firms Alibaba Group Holding , JD.com Inc and Pinduoduo Inc fall between 1.9% and 2.5%
** Gaming stocks Bilibili Inc slides 2.4%, while search engine giant Baidu Inc sheds 2.3%
** EV firms Li Auto Inc , Nio Inc and Xpeng Inc slip between 1.8% and 2.1%
** Music streaming co Tencent Music Entertainment Group
and online video platform IQIYI Inc fall 1.9% and 1.8%, respectively
** Online brokerages Futu Holdings Ltd and UP Fintech Holding Ltd dip 0.8% and 1.5%, respectively
** China ETFs like IShares MSCI China ETF , China Large-Cap ETF and KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
fall 1.3%-1.8%, while Direxion China CSI Daily Bull 2X
slides 4.1%
(Reporting by Khushi Singh)
((Khushi.Singh@thomsonreuters.com))
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