Investing.com – China stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Media, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.55%, while the SZSE Component index fell 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Aurora Optoelectronics Co Ltd (SS:600666), which rose 10.08% or 0.390 points to trade at 4.260 at the close. Meanwhile, Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co Ltd (SS:600889) added 10.04% or 0.520 points to end at 5.700 and China Sports Industry Group Co Ltd (SS:600158) was up 10.04% or 1.100 points to 12.060 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Henan Oriental Silver Star Investment Co Ltd (SS:600753), which fell 10.00% or 2.60 points to trade at 23.41 at the close. Anji Foodstuff Co Ltd (SS:603696) declined 10.00% or 1.850 points to end at 16.650 and Ningxia Xinri Hengli Steel Wire Rope Co Ltd (SS:600165) was down 9.99% or 0.710 points to 6.400.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Beijing Easpring Material Tech (SZ:300073) which rose 10.01% to 34.61, Shenzhen Tatfook Tech (SZ:300134) which was up 9.99% to settle at 10.68 and ZTE Corp (SZ:000063) which gained 9.99% to close at 17.06.
The worst performers were BGI Genomics Co Ltd (SZ:300676) which was down 10.00% to 83.07 in late trade, JPMF Guangdong Co Ltd (SZ:002600) which lost 9.96% to settle at 4.34 and Yinji Entertainment Media Co Ltd (SZ:002143) which was down 9.95% to 5.79 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 676 to 660 and 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Henan Oriental Silver Star Investment Co Ltd (SS:600753) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.00% or 2.60 to 23.41. Shares in Anji Foodstuff Co Ltd (SS:603696) fell to 52-week lows; falling 10.00% or 1.850 to 16.650. Shares in Ningxia Xinri Hengli Steel Wire Rope Co Ltd (SS:600165) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.99% or 0.710 to 6.400. Shares in JPMF Guangdong Co Ltd (SZ:002600) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.96% or 0.48 to 4.34. Shares in Yinji Entertainment Media Co Ltd (SZ:002143) fell to 3-years lows; falling 9.95% or 0.64 to 5.79.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 22.26.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.27% or 3.30 to $1243.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $67.06 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.08% or 0.06 to trade at $71.90 a barrel.
USD/CNY was down 0.12% to 6.6824, while EUR/CNY rose 0.02% to 7.8377.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 94.16.