China and Hong Kong stocks advanced on Monday, led by technology and property shares, as investors looked for signs that Washington and Beijing could extend their trade truce ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, Reuters reported.
At midday, the Shanghai Composite was up 0.6% at 3,933.37, while the blue-chip CSI300 gained 0.4%. The ChiNext Composite rose 0.9%, and Shanghai's technology-focused STAR50 index added 0.4%. The CSI AI Index climbed 1.1%, Reuters said in the report.
