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China stocks lower at close of trade; Shanghai Composite down 2.16%

Published 09/23/2015, 03:35 AM
Updated 09/23/2015, 03:35 AM
© Reuters.  China stocks lower at close of trade; Shanghai Composite down 2.16%

© Reuters. China stocks lower at close of trade; Shanghai Composite down 2.16%

Investing.com – China stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Travel & Leisure, Electricity and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite fell 2.16%, while the SZSE Component index fell 1.04%.

The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Capital Retail (SS:600723), which rose 10.06% or 0.830 points to trade at 9.080 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanxia Materia (SS:600293) added 10.06% or 0.800 points to end at 8.750 and Asian Star (SS:601890) was up 10.05% or 1.060 points to 11.610 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Jinbei Automot (SS:600609), which fell 10.05% or 0.650 points to trade at 5.820 at the close. Xinjiang Tiany (SS:600075) declined 10.00% or 1.60 points to end at 14.40 and Tianyi Science (SS:600378) was down 9.98% or 2.060 points to 18.590.

The top performers on the SZSE Component were Do-Fluoride Chemicals Co Ltd (SZ:002407) which rose 10.02% to 36.03, Zhejiang Wanma Co Ltd (SZ:002276) which was up 10.00% to settle at 20.46 and Shenzhen Yan Tian Port Holdings Co Ltd (SZ:000088) which gained 10.00% to close at 7.48.

The worst performers were Beijing Philisense Tech (SZ:300287) which was down 10.01% to 17.80 in late trade, Shanghai STEP Electric Corp (SZ:002527) which lost 9.99% to settle at 27.83 and Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co Ltd (SZ:002129) which was down 6.12% to 10.28 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 756 to 197.

Shares in Beijing Philisense Tech (SZ:300287) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.01% or 1.98 to 17.80.

The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was up 5.47% to 39.91.

Gold for December delivery was up 0.14% or 1.60 to $1126.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.69% or 0.32 to hit $46.68 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.40% or 0.20 to trade at $49.27 a barrel.

USD/CNY was up 0.13% to 6.3842, while EUR/CNY rose 0.24% to 7.1146.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 96.52.

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