Asia markets mixed on latest China data
Investors relieved after retail sales and industrial output for June better than expected, even as Q2 GDP slows to 6.2% yoy
THE deluge of Chinese data releases on Monday was keenly watched as indicators of the impact of May's re-escalation of trade tensions with the US on China's economy.
That the figures either met or beat expectations saw investors relieved for the most part but contributed to a mixed session across Asia.
Singapore's Straits Times Index (STI) dropped 9.39 points or 0.3 per cent to close at 3,347.95 on Monday after spending most of the session hovering around last Friday's closing.
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