Investing.com – China stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Technology and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite declined 0.85% to hit a new 3-years low, while the SZSE Component index declined 1.95%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Shanghai Laimu Electronics Co Ltd (SS:603633), which rose 10.04% or 1.020 points to trade at 11.180 at the close. Meanwhile, YanTai Yuancheng Gold Co Ltd (SS:600766) added 10.02% or 0.590 points to end at 6.480 and Bomin Electronics Co Ltd (SS:603936) was up 10.00% or 1.390 points to 15.290 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shanghai Hongda Mining Co Ltd (SS:600532), which fell 10.06% or 0.490 points to trade at 4.380 at the close. Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co Ltd (SS:600380) declined 10.05% or 0.840 points to end at 7.520 and Shanghai Material Trading Co Ltd A (SS:600822) was down 10.02% or 1.050 points to 9.430.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Goldleaf Jewelry Co Ltd (SZ:000587) which rose 10.13% to 2.50, Guangdong Golden Dragon Development Inc (SZ:000712) which was up 9.88% to settle at 8.01 and Xingyuan Environment Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300266) which gained 9.87% to close at 3.45.
The worst performers were Iflytek Co Ltd (SZ:002230) which was down 10.02% to 20.30 in late trade, Da An Gene Co Ltd of Sun Yat-Sen University (SZ:002030) which lost 10.01% to settle at 14.20 and Beijing Sinnet Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300383) which was down 10.01% to 12.94 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 1209 to 219 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co Ltd (SS:600380) fell to 3-years lows; losing 10.05% or 0.840 to 7.520. Shares in Iflytek Co Ltd (SZ:002230) fell to 52-week lows; falling 10.02% or 2.26 to 20.30.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was down 0.67% to 28.32.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.30 to $1231.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.43% or 0.31 to hit $71.47 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.38% or 0.31 to trade at $80.47 a barrel.
USD/CNY was up 0.06% to 6.9209, while EUR/CNY rose 0.18% to 8.0231.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.71.