China's cross-border e-commerce trade sees robust growth in first three quarters

China's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports demonstrated robust growth in the first three quarters of this year, reaching a total of 1.88 trillion yuan (about 260 billion U.S. dollars), up 11.5 percent year on year, according to customs data released on Monday.

Within this period, the e-commerce exports stood at 1.48 trillion yuan (around 210 billion U.S. dollars), marking a 15.2 percent increase year on year, of which the import experienced a slight decline of 0.4 percent to reach 399.16 billion yuan (about 56.21 billion U.S. dollars), according to data from the General Administration of Customs of China.

In terms of product categories, exports were dominated by clothing, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home textiles, and electronic items such as mobile phones. The imports were mainly cosmetics, personal care products, and fresh food items.

China's cross-border e-commerce trade sees robust growth in first three quarters

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 85.42 points, or 0.18 percent, to 46,584.46. The S&P 500 added 5.02 points, or 0.08 percent, to 6,616.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 21.512 points, or 0.10 percent, to 22,017.849.

Six of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with communication services and energy leading the gainers by going up 1.04 percent and 0.78 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, consumer staples and consumer discretionary led the laggards by dropping 1.76 percent and 0.91 percent, respectively.

U.S. stocks close mixed