China's blue-chips closed lower on Monday as a spike in COVID-19 cases and a lockdown in Shanghai raised fears of a slowdown in economic activity, Reuters reported. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.6% to 4,148.47, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.1% at 3,214.50 points New energy, semiconductor and non-ferrous metal stocks fell between 1% and 1.6%. In a bright spot, real estate developers rose 1.9% and energy shares jumped 3.4%.
