Mainland Chinese stocks fell on Tuesday, led by non-ferrous metal shares, as investors kept an eye on Middle East tensions and awaited fresh policy signals from the annual Jackson Hole symposium later this week. Hong Kong equities also moved lower, according to a report by Reuters.
At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite was down 0.1%, while the blue-chip CSI300 index declined 0.5%. The Shenzhen index fell 0.3%, the ChiNext Composite dropped 1.43%, and the technology-focused STAR50 index slipped 0.64%.
