By WSJ Staff
China's legislators extended a financial lifeline to indebted local governments, but held off on new fiscal stimulus measures to revive the struggling economy.
Here's how some China-related assets were trading Friday:
-- U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, such as Alibaba, JD.com and PDD, traded lower premarket.
-- Shares in European luxury companies, such as LVMH and Hermès, dropped.
-- Copper futures traded more than 2% lower.
-- In Hong Kong, Hang Seng Index futures declined about 2.8%.
-- Chinese stock markets had already closed for the week.
Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal had reported that China wasn't planning to unleash a "bazooka" stimulus, at least not this year.
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