What In The World Is Going On With KE Holdings, Trip.com Group, Weibo And Zai Lab Shares?

KE Holdings Inc - ADR BEKE, Trip.com Group Ltd TCOM, Weibo Corp WB and Zai Lab Ltd - ADR ZLAB shares are trading sharply lower during Monday's session. Shares of several Chinese stocks are trading lower amid Chinese President Xi winning his 3rd term and selecting loyalists to the Politburo Standing Committee. Some investors are concerned about increasing private sector and tech company regulation.

What Happened?

Xi Jinping secured his third term in power on Sunday by winning re-election as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. 

The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elected Xi as its general secretary for a precedent-breaking five-year term, according to a Reuters report. Jinping was first elected in 2012 and will complete his 10-year tenure this year. 

The CCP also named a seven-member Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) led by Jinping, its inner circle of power dominated by the party leader's allies...Read More

According to data from Benzinga Pro: 

• BEKE is trading lower by 16.61% to $9.72
• TCOM is trading lower by 16.08% to $20.09
• WB is trading lower by 14.12% to $10.52
• ZLAB is trading lower by 19.62% to $23.06