Article HSNJ China's flight of capital causes global ripples

China's flight of capital causes global ripples

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Fergus Ryan in Beijing, and agencies
from Economics | The Guardian on (#HSNJ)

Investment in emerging markets hits record low while sluggish growth figures cause jitters

Chinese stock markets fell sharply in their final hour of trading on Tuesday as investors were rattled by the withdrawal of government support for shares and further capital flight after last week's yuan devaluation.

The Shanghai composite index dropped 6.12%, its biggest fall since an 8.5% slide on 27 July. By the end of trading about 1,000 companies had plunged by the daily 10% limit, with state-owned firms hardest hit.

Investors are sending a clear message that they are positioned for lower growth in China and emerging markets

Related: Why is China's stock market in crisis?

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