Investing.com – China stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Travel & Leisure, Life Insurance and Retailers sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite declined 0.01%, while the SZSE Component index gained 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Whirlpool China Co Ltd (SS:600983), which rose 10.07% or 0.540 points to trade at 5.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co Ltd (SS:600097) added 10.01% or 1.270 points to end at 13.960 and Tibet Rhodiola Pharmaceutical Holding Co (SS:600211) was up 10.00% or 3.870 points to 42.560 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Huayi Electric Co Ltd (SS:600290), which fell 10.02% or 1.170 points to trade at 10.510 at the close. Xishui Strong Year Co Ltd Inner Mongolia (SS:600291) declined 10.02% or 1.860 points to end at 16.700 and TongLing Zonfa Trinity Technology Co Ltd (SS:600520) was down 10.02% or 2.04 points to 18.32.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Oriental Energy Co Ltd (SZ:002221) which rose 10.03% to 10.97, JPMF Guangdong Co Ltd (SZ:002600) which was up 9.95% to settle at 6.63 and Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co Ltd (SZ:000860) which gained 7.94% to close at 26.93.
The worst performers were Dalian Zeus Entertainment (SZ:002354) which was down 10.01% to 13.04 in late trade, Shan Dong Dong-E E-Jiao Co Ltd (SZ:000423) which lost 10.00% to settle at 53.02 and Chengdu CORPRO Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300101) which was down 9.67% to 16.53 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 727 to 595 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in Huayi Electric Co Ltd (SS:600290) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.02% or 1.170 to 10.510. Shares in Dalian Zeus Entertainment (SZ:002354) fell to 3-years lows; falling 10.01% or 1.45 to 13.04. Shares in Shan Dong Dong-E E-Jiao Co Ltd (SZ:000423) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.00% or 5.89 to 53.02. Shares in Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co Ltd (SZ:000860) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.94% or 1.98 to 26.93.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was up 0.09% to 22.08.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.35% or 4.60 to $1311.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.70% or 0.47 to hit $67.72 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.53% or 0.39 to trade at $73.52 a barrel.
USD/CNY was up 0.43% to 6.3603, while EUR/CNY rose 0.54% to 7.6502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 92.07.