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China’s A-share market opens lower as more than 2,900 stocks fall
China’s A-share market opened lower on Monday.
The Shanghai Composite fell 0.18% at the open, the Shenzhen Component fell 0.43%, and the ChiNext Index fell 0.65%.
More than 2,900 stocks were down.
Shares in communications equipment, electronic components, semiconductors and property declined.
Culture and media, precious metals and ports were among the sectors that rose.
The opening figures show broad declines alongside gains in some parts of the market.
They describe the start of trading, not how the market performed for the full day.
China’s A-share market opened lower on Monday, with more than 2,900 stocks falling.
The Shanghai Composite opened down 0.18%, the Shenzhen Component down 0.43% and the ChiNext Index down 0.65%.
Communication equipment, electronic components, semiconductors and real estate stocks fell.
Cultural media, precious metals and port stocks rose.
- Who
- A-share stocks and the three major Chinese stock indexes.
- What
- The market opened lower, with more than 2,900 stocks falling.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- China’s A-share market.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Date
- October 12, 2026
- Stocks falling
- More than 2,900
- Shanghai Composite
- Opened down 0.18%
- Shenzhen Component
- Opened down 0.43%
- ChiNext Index
- Opened down 0.65%
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