China stocks inch higher, set to end week flat as investors await fresh cues

Dec 19, 2025, 11:42 GMT+7
Reuters - China stocks rose on Friday but were headed for a flat week as an earnings lull kept investors cautious ahead of fresh policy signals, while Hong Kong shares were set for a weekly decline.
** China's blue-chip CSI300 Indexand the Shanghai Composite Indexboth gained 0.6% by the lunch break. Hong Kong benchmark Hang Sengwas up 0.7%.
** The CSI300 Index was up just 0.1% so far this week, while the Hang Seng Index was down 1.1%. The CSI Index was largely flat this month after a 16% rally this year.
** Chinese chip stocks were little changed after Reuters reported the Trump administration has launched a review that could allow the first shipments of Nvidia'ssecond-most powerful artificial intelligence chips to China.
** Onshore AI sharesrose 1.3%,while Hong Kong-listed tech majorswere 1.1% higher, after hitting a five-month low earlier this week.
** The CSI Tourism Index, with the China Tourism Group Duty Freeup 7.3%, after China launched a $113 billion free-trade experiment on Hainan island.
** Nomura analysts said the gap between the property sector and exports is likely to persist, forecasting China's GDP growth at 4.3% in 2026, easing to 4.1% in the first half before rebounding to 4.5% in the second on expected spring stimulus and a lower base.

Sumber : Reuters