HONG KONG -- Mainland Chinese shares fell on Friday, as individual investors, a key market segment, showed little desire to chase the 226 large-cap names that joined one of the world's most closely followed baskets of stocks.
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.66% and Shenzhen's SZSE Component Index slid 1.23%, failing to see an influx of international funds on the first day since mainland A-shares were added to MSCI indexes. Investors reacted more strongly to news of the U.S. imposing metals tariffs on allies.
