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Chinese Tech Stocks Plunge on Escalating Trade War

The Nasdaq-like Hang Seng Tech Index in Hong Kong was down 14% at midday

A screen displaying the Hang Seng stock index in Hong Kong.
A screen displaying the Hang Seng stock index in Hong Kong. Photo: tyrone siu/Reuters

Shares of major Chinese technology companies witnessed a selloff on the expected brunt of tariffs and broader concerns that the trade war could hurt the world’s second-largest economy just when it was showing nascent signs of recovery.

The Nasdaq-like Hang Seng Tech Index in Hong Kong fell 14% as of Monday midday, with tech stocks BYD Electronic and Lenovo Group falling 19% and 20%, respectively. The benchmark Hang Seng Index declined 11%.

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