Hong Kong stocks fell on Wednesday as heightened Sino-U.S. tensions dented sentiment, while investors are closely watching U.S. inflation print due later in the day. China shares were up. ** China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index climbed 0.2% by the lunch break, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.5%.
** The Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 0.6%, and the China Enterprises Index declined 0.8%. ** Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday that her recent overseas trip, which…