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Chinese Stocks Enter Bear Market as Tech Shares Face Renewed Selling
China’s CSI 300 index has fallen 20% from its June peak, putting it in bear-market territory.
The index tracks 300 large companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, and it has fallen for ten straight weeks.
The selling spread across Asian and European markets, while technology shares and chipmakers faced renewed pressure.
Tesla shares fell before the market opened, even after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly results, as investors focused on its forecasts.
Meta shares also turned lower after initially rising on quarterly sales that beat expectations.
The declines show investors are responding unevenly to company results, with concerns about growth weighing on some shares.
Fresh data cited in the coverage showed sovereign wealth fund investment in China had risen 190% from 2025, offering a counterpoint to the market decline.
China’s CSI 300 entered bear market territory on October 22, falling 20% from its June peak.
The index, which tracks 300 large companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, has declined for ten consecutive weeks.
Technology shares also faced renewed selling, with chip stocks under pressure in early trading.
CNBC reported that sovereign wealth fund investment in China had risen 190% from 2025.
- Who
- China’s CSI 300 and technology shares.
- What
- The CSI 300 entered bear market territory after a 20% fall from its June peak, while tech shares came under renewed selling.
- When
- October 22, 2026.
- Where
- China; the CSI 300 tracks stocks listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
- Why
- The index fell 20% from its June peak. The sources do not state a specific cause for the decline.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The CSI 300 reached the peak from which it later fell 20%.
The CSI 300 entered bear market territory after declining for ten consecutive weeks.
- Index
- CSI 300
- Decline
- 20% from its June peak
- Consecutive weekly declines
- 10 weeks
- Companies tracked
- 300 listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen
- Sovereign fund investment
- Up 190% from 2025
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