SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China stocks struggled to rise on Tuesday despite the rebound in regional markets as investors remain concerned about its lagging economic recovery.
China’s stock market slumped over 1% in the previous session, but the decline had outperformed regional peers as analysts say the Chinese market is relatively detached from the global rout due to its underperformance.
On Tuesday China’s CSI 300 Index was roughly flat at 0300 GMT, after opening up 0.7%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged up 0.3%.
“There’s limited impact as China’s stocks are already lying on the floor, and relatively immune from volatility in global markets,” said Xia Haojie, an analyst at Guosen Futures in Shenzhen, adding many foreign investors had already left China, and those who suffered heavy paper losses aren’t likely to sell further.
China’s lagging growth remains at the forefront of investors’ minds after the world’s second-largest economy…
