China stocks halt advance as Apple warns on sales target

China stocks fell on
Tuesday, after tech giant Apple flagged it was unlikely
to meet its quarterly sales outlook as the coronavirus outbreak
slowed production and weakened demand in the country.
** At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was
down 0.4% at 2,972.02 points, while the blue-chip CSI300 index
fell 0.9%.
** In the previous session, both indexes erased losses from the
sharp plunge two weeks ago, when fears of the coronavirus
outbreak wipe