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China’s three main stock indexes fall in morning trading
China’s A-share market, which includes stocks traded on mainland exchanges, fell in morning trading on October 13.
By midday, the Shanghai Composite was down 0.27%, the Shenzhen Component was down 0.78% and the ChiNext index was down 0.95%.
Nearly 3,500 stocks had declined, and trading reached 1.02 trillion yuan.
Lithium battery shares fell sharply, while biotechnology, semiconductors, autos and several other sectors also lost ground.
Winter tourism and liquor stocks rose, and communication equipment shares recovered from a weak start.
The declines narrowed as the morning session went on, but all three indexes remained lower at midday.
China’s three main stock indexes fell by midday on October 13.
The Shanghai Composite was down 0.27%, the Shenzhen Component fell 0.78% and the ChiNext Index dropped 0.95%.
The indexes opened lower, then their losses narrowed near midday.
Nearly 3,500 stocks were down, with half-day trading turnover of 1.02 trillion yuan.
Lithium battery shares fell sharply, while ice-and-snow tourism and liquor shares gained.
- Who
- China’s A-share market and its investors.
- What
- The three main stock indexes fell in morning trading.
- When
- October 13, 2026, through the midday close.
- Where
- China’s A-share market.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The three main indexes opened lower.
The indexes’ losses narrowed before they closed lower at midday.
- Shanghai Composite
- Down 0.27% at midday
- Shenzhen Component
- Down 0.78% at midday
- ChiNext Index
- Down 0.95% at midday
- Half-day turnover
- 1.02 trillion yuan
- Stocks down
- Nearly 3,500
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