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Chinese stocks fall as more than 4,300 shares decline
China’s three main stock indexes all fell on the 12th.
The Shanghai Composite dropped 0.43%, the Shenzhen Component fell 2.03%, and the ChiNext index lost 2.61%.
More than 4,300 shares declined, and trading totaled 1.55 trillion yuan.
Communications equipment, optical communications, printed circuit boards and semiconductor stocks were among the areas that fell.
Banks, media companies, liquor makers and power equipment companies rose against the overall decline.
The broad drop shows that losses were widespread across the market, even as some sectors gained.
The figures provided do not say what drove the falls or what investors expect next.
Chinese mainland stocks fell broadly on the 12th, with more than 4,300 shares declining.
The Shanghai Composite fell 0.43%, the Shenzhen Component fell 2.03% and the ChiNext Index fell 2.61%.
Trading value across the market was 1.55 trillion yuan.
Optical communications, printed circuit boards and CPO-related shares fell, while media, banks and liquor shares rose.
- Who
- Shares traded on the A-share market.
- What
- The three main indexes closed lower, and more than 4,300 shares declined.
- When
- The 12th; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- China's A-share market.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Declining shares
- More than 4,300
- Shanghai Composite
- Down 0.43%
- Shenzhen Component
- Down 2.03%
- ChiNext Index
- Down 2.61%
- Market trading value
- 1.55 trillion yuan
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