Regulatory clampdowns wipe off half a trillion dollars from Chinese markets in a week

Regulatory clampdowns wipe off half a trillion dollars from Chinese markets in a week

REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China’s tech stocks slumped to new lows on Friday and Hong Kong’s benchmark index hit an almost 10-month trough, as an unrelenting series of Chinese regulatory crackdowns crushed investors’ confidence.

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