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China rally loses steam as authorities disappoint markets; Hong Kong stocks plunge more than 8%

A customer watches stock market at a stock exchange in Hangzhou, China, on September 27, 2024.

SINGAPORE — The rally in Chinese markets lost steam on Tuesday after a briefing from the country's National Development and Reform Commission provided few details on further stimulus.

While mainland China's CSI 300 skyrocketed over 10% at the open Tuesday in its return from the Golden Week holiday, the index pared gains to to record a gain of 5.93% and end at 4,256.1.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index briefly plummeted over 10%, before recovering slightly to a smaller loss of 8.2% as of its final hour.

Other Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Tuesday, with investors watching August pay and spending data out from Japan.

Household spending in Japan fell 1.9% year-on-year in August in real terms, a softer fall compared to the 2.6% decline expected by a Reuters poll of economists.

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