Stocks Mixed After China Reports Slowing Growth

Stocks Mixed After China Reports Slowing Growth
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, on Jan. 17, 2022. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
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SYDNEY—Share markets were choppy on Monday as a slew of Chinese economic data confirmed the deadening effect of coronavirus restrictions on consumer spending, prompting Beijing to again ease monetary policy.

A holiday in the United States made for thin trading, but that did not stop Treasury futures from sliding further and Brent crude hitting a three-year top of $86.71 a barrel.