** U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies drop after an assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump's election rally on Saturday boosted odds of the Republican candidate winning the upcoming presidential elections
** "Companies reliant on business in China as well as Chinese stocks with U.S. listing are falling as fears of a trade war grow," Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments says
** E-commerce firms Alibaba Group Holding , JD.com
and PDD Holdings fall between 1.7% and 4.3%
** Gaming stocks Bilibili slides 5.2%, while search engine giant Baidu sheds 6%
** EV firms Li Auto , Nio and Xpeng slip between 4.8% and 6.9%
** Online video platform IQIYI falls 5.1%, while Social media co Weibo and live streaming platform Huya
lose 3.8% and 2.9%, respectively
** Online education firms Gaotu Techedu , TAL Education Group and New Oriental Education & Technology Group down 3.1% to 5.4%
** IShares MSCI China ETF dips 1.8%
** Separately, data showed China's economy slowed in the second quarter as a protracted property downturn and job insecurity weighed on domestic demand
(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh in Bengaluru)
((Shashwat.Chauhan@thomsonreuters.com;))
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