HONG KONG: China said imports fell in May at their slowest pace for 19 months, fuelling hopes of a pick-up in demand, but traders in Hong Kong and Shanghai gave a muted reaction on Wednesday.

Beijing said imports declined just 0.4 percent in dollar terms in May, the slowest rate since October 2014, and beating estimates of 6.8 percent in a Bloomberg News survey.

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