China and Hong Kong benchmarks slip as gold stocks fall
China's CSI300 and Hong Kong benchmarks declined Thursday after the U.S. raised interest rates for the first time in three years, pressuring rate-sensitive sectors including gold, non-ferrous metals and properties.
S. raised interest rates for the first time in three years. China's blue-chip CSI300 Index SZSE:399300 and the Shanghai Composite were among the benchmarks lower.