The first day of trading for Stock Connect , the new northbound link between Hong Kong and Guangzhou , was " muted " , with CNY 2.71bn ( $ 393.5 m ) invested in the Shenzhen market and CNY ##0 m into its Hong Kong counterpart . The figures ranged up to 21 % and 25 % , respectively , of Stock ##zhen 's daily earnings . Asian trading was impacted by the Italian recession , which led to the resignation of the country 's prime minister , and Donald Trump 's Twitter criticism of China .
The first day of trading for Stock Connect, the new northbound link between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, was "muted", with CNY 2.71bn ($393.5m) invested in the Shenzhen market and CNY 850m into its Hong Kong counterpart. The figures added up to 21% and 8%, respectively, of Stock Connect's daily limits. Asian trading was impacted by the Italian referendum, which led to the resignation of the country's prime minister, and Donald Trump's Twitter criticism of China.