China stocks flat as stimulus hope offset renewed trade tensions, HK rebounds

Oct 15, 2025, 11:18 GMT+7
Reuters - Mainland China stocks traded largely flat on Wednesday, as investors kept their hopes up for fresh monetary stimulus, offsetting concerns about renewed trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, while Hong Kong rebounded.
** At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite indexwas up 0.1% at 3,869.25 points, while the blue-chip CSI300 indexwas down 0.03%. Both indexes had posted three consecutive days of declines earlier.
** Deflationary pressures persisted in China, with both consumer and producer prices falling in September, official data showed on Wednesday, as a prolonged property market downturn and trade tensions weighed on consumer and business confidence.
** "Considering the slowing momentum in the third quarter, another month of deflation suggests that monetary policy easing remains on the table," said Lynn Song, chief economist for Greater China at ING.
"The recent escalation of tensions between China and the U.S. ahead of potential talks between Presidents Xi and Trump at the end of the month could keep the People's Bank of China on hold for the rest of October."
** Market sentiment was supported as an editorial by Qiushi Journal, a flagship party magazine, said the government will work on "boosting social development confidence, further stabilising market expectations, responding to market concerns timely and enhancing policy predictability."
** Meanwhile, Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with China, including buying cooking oil, Trump said on Tuesday.
** The U.S. and China on Tuesday began charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil.
** In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was up 1.21% at 25,749.68 points while the financial hub's tech indexgained 1.18%. The HSI looked set to snap seven straight sessions of losses, which was the longest losing streak since January 2024.

Sumber : Reuters