NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Tuesday, with seven of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on an upbeat note.
Shares of Li Auto and NIO rose 4.48 percent and 3.44 percent, respectively, leading the gainers in the top 10 stocks.
Shares of NetEase and Pinduoduo slid 1.17 percent and 1.01 percent, respectively, leading the laggards in the top 10 stocks.
Wall Street's major indexes fell on Tuesday, as recession fears gripped markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 350.76 points, or 1.03 percent, to 33,596.34. The S&P 500 was down 57.58 points, or 1.44 percent, to 3,941.26. The Nasdaq Composite Index sank 225.05 points, or 2.00 percent, to 11,014.89.
The Cboe Volatility Index, widely considered as the best fear gauge in the stock market, surged 6.84 percent to 22.17.
As of Monday, the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index, which is designed to track the performance of the 50 largest Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges by total market cap, stood at 2,610.43, marking a 0.03-percent rise for the month-to-date returns and a 12.36-percent loss for the year-to-date returns.