Developments on the week's second trading day mostly pointed downwards on the larger exchanges in the east. At lunchtime local time, Shanghai's and Shenzhen's composite index had fallen by 0,9 and 0,3 percent respectively. The Hong Kong exchange's Hang Seng simultaneously pointed to a minus of 0,1 percent.
Among the exceptions was the Japanese Nikkei 225, which just before 11:30 local time had risen by 0,1 percent.
China presented its growth figures for the second quarter during the beginning of the trading day, which beat the analysts' expectations according to Bloomberg. The GDP rose by 5,2 percent during the quarter compared to last year.
