Investing.com – China stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Media, Travel & Leisure and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite lost 0.51%, while the SZSE Component index declined 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Yaxing Chem (SS:600319), which rose 10.10% or 0.500 points to trade at 5.450 at the close. Meanwhile, Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co Ltd (SS:601028) added 10.03% or 0.590 points to end at 6.470 and Hangzhou TianMuShan Pharmaceutical Enterprise Co Ltd (SS:600671) was up 10.02% or 1.74 points to 19.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Henan Oriental Silver Star Investment Co Ltd (SS:600753), which fell 10.01% or 2.11 points to trade at 18.96 at the close. Ningxia Xinri Hengli Steel Wire Rope Co Ltd (SS:600165) declined 9.94% or 0.700 points to end at 6.340 and Tianjin Quanyechang Group Co Ltd (SS:600821) was down 7.62% or 0.330 points to 4.000.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Yunnan Chuangxin New Material Co Ltd (SZ:002812) which rose 10.00% to 44.22, Hedy Holding Co Ltd (SZ:002027) which was up 9.96% to settle at 10.93 and Beijing Zhong Ke San Huan High-Tech Co Ltd (SZ:000970) which gained 5.37% to close at 10.20.
The worst performers were Gci Science & Technology Co Ltd (SZ:002544) which was down 10.01% to 12.76 in late trade, Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co Ltd (SZ:000792) which lost 9.99% to settle at 8.83 and Huawen Media Investment Corp (SZ:000793) which was down 9.97% to 5.51 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 1089 to 292 and 39 ended unchanged.
Shares in Henan Oriental Silver Star Investment Co Ltd (SS:600753) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.01% or 2.11 to 18.96. Shares in Ningxia Xinri Hengli Steel Wire Rope Co Ltd (SS:600165) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.94% or 0.700 to 6.340. Shares in Tianjin Quanyechang Group Co Ltd (SS:600821) fell to 3-years lows; down 7.62% or 0.330 to 4.000. Shares in Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co Ltd (SZ:000792) fell to 5-year lows; losing 9.99% or 0.98 to 8.83. Shares in Huawen Media Investment Corp (SZ:000793) fell to 5-year lows; falling 9.97% or 0.61 to 5.51.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.98.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.62% or 7.60 to $1220.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.61% or 0.41 to hit $67.34 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.71% or 0.52 to trade at $72.38 a barrel.
USD/CNY was up 0.44% to 6.7521, while EUR/CNY rose 0.22% to 7.8412.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 95.11.