China stocks closed down for a fifth straight session to around a one-month low on Tuesday, after data highlighted an uneven economic recovery, while investors worried about lingering geopolitical risks.

 

** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index dropped 0.5% at close, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.3%.

** Meanwhile, Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 1.7%, while the China Enterprises Index slumped 2%.

** Investor sentiment remained weak after data last Tuesday showed economic recovery after reopening from COVID restrictions was uneven despite a strong Q1 growth, sending mainland share benchmarks down for five consecutive sessions.

** Foreign investors net sold nearly 5 billion yuan ($722.9 million) of Chinese shares via the Stock Connect for a third straight day on Tuesday.

** The market was also concerned about U.S. restrictions on technology investments, analysts said.

** "The geopolitical overhang has weighed on offshore China, i.e. Hong Kong and U.S.-listed China stocks as the last two days saw geopolitical concerns spilling over into onshore China," wrote Brendan Ahern, chief investment officer at KraneShares in a note.

** "The recent pullback in onshore China should get attention from policymakers," he said.

** That worry dragged Hong Kong-listed tech giants down 3.5%, with Meituan tumbling 4.4%.

** In mainland markets, new energy shares and communications equipment stocks both slumped roughly 3.5%, while media companies added 2.6%.

** Market participants also cautiously awaited the April Politburo meeting this week, when a top decision-making body of the Communist Party discusses the economy.

** "The April Politburo meeting is the next key event to watch. Better-than-expected Q1 GDP took some pressure off policymakers to conduct broad-based easing, but the divergences underlying the economy call for targeted support," Goldman Sachs said in a note.

** "We expect the broad monetary and fiscal stance to be unchanged, some industry-level policies (e.g., property and internet) to loosen further."

** Separately, China nudged banks this month to cut deposit interest rates further, sources told Reuters, in an effort to boost spending and more productive investments. ($1 = 6.9166 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Varun H K)