apple Shares fell on Wednesday Bloomberg It has been reported that Chinese regulators are considering whether to open a formal investigation into the iPhone Dev’s App Store fees and policies.

Apple’s shares were 2.66 % lower at 09:34 pm in London in the premier trading.

Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is reviewing policies that include a reduction of more than 30 % on app costs in Apple, as well as a third party Blocking payment services and app stores. Familiar with the matter.

According to the report, China’s market regulator has not decided whether Apple’s formal investigation is to be opened.

When contacted by CNBC, Apple and China’s Ministry of Commerce was not available for comments immediately.

The news comes when the trade tension between the United States and China under President Donald Trump’s administration, for a second period of a month.

Apple has maintained that its strict app store policies have been developed to save users and improve their products.

China this week also launched a Google investigation into allegedly violations of non -confidence violations, though the market regulator did not provide details at the focus of the investigation.

Financial times Tuesday reported that SAMR is also considering investigating the US chipmaker Intel.

Apple’s App Store has been examined globally regulators. Under the EU’s Clean Digital Markets Act, Europe was forced to open its App Store in Europe. This means that it now allows non -Apple companies to offer app stores in Europe, and app developers can also use the third -party payment system.

If China’s investigation goes ahead, one of its largest markets will cause more headaches for Apple. Capetino Dev is already facing stiff competition from local players like Huawei who are eating on their smartphone market share. Apple sales in Greater China decreased 11 % in the December quarter year.