
China Tech Stocks Defy Asia Market Slump in Chip Selloff
China tech stocks diverged sharply from a broad Asia market slump on July 2 as the Hang Seng rose while South Korea's Kospi plunged 7.9% and semiconductor shares across the region collapsed.
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China tech stocks diverged sharply from a broad Asia market slump on July 2 as the Hang Seng rose while South Korea's Kospi plunged 7.9% and semiconductor shares across the region collapsed.

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