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China stocks mixed at close of trade; Shanghai Composite down 0.19%

Published 05/28/2018, 03:35 AM
Updated 05/28/2018, 03:35 AM
© Reuters.  China stocks mixed at close of trade; Shanghai Composite down 0.19%

© Reuters. China stocks mixed at close of trade; Shanghai Composite down 0.19%

Investing.com – China stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Life Insurance, Travel & Leisure and Media sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Electricity and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.19%, while the SZSE Component index gained 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Hunan Fangsheng Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (SS:603998), which rose 10.04% or 0.97 points to trade at 10.63 at the close. Meanwhile, Wei Long Grape Wine Co Ltd (SS:603779) added 10.03% or 1.560 points to end at 17.110 and Changbai Mountain Tourism Co Ltd (SS:603099) was up 10.02% or 1.18 points to 12.96 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Jiangsu Rutong Petro-Machinery Co Ltd (SS:603036), which fell 10.02% or 2.020 points to trade at 18.140 at the close. Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co Ltd (SS:600010) declined 9.95% or 0.200 points to end at 1.810 and Zhejiang Medicine Co Ltd (SS:600216) was down 9.77% or 1.570 points to 14.500.

The top performers on the SZSE Component were Dhc Software Co Ltd (SZ:002065) which rose 10.05% to 9.75, Shenzhen Capchem Tech (SZ:300037) which was up 10.01% to settle at 23.85 and Anhui Gujing Distillery Co Ltd (SZ:000596) which gained 10.00% to close at 83.57.

The worst performers were Shenzhen Hifuture Electric (SZ:002168) which was down 10.03% to 12.38 in late trade, Thunder Software Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300496) which lost 10.01% to settle at 30.83 and Sichuan Danfu Compressor Co Ltd (SZ:002366) which was down 10.00% to 19.97 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 944 to 406 and 29 ended unchanged.

Shares in Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co Ltd (SS:600010) fell to 3-years lows; losing 9.95% or 0.200 to 1.810. Shares in Shenzhen Hifuture Electric (SZ:002168) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.03% or 1.38 to 12.38. Shares in Anhui Gujing Distillery Co Ltd (SZ:000596) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 7.60 to 83.57.

The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was down 4.34% to 20.49.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.55% or 7.20 to $1296.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.78% or 1.21 to hit $66.67 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.37% or 1.05 to trade at $75.42 a barrel.

USD/CNY was up 0.03% to 6.3921, while EUR/CNY rose 0.43% to 7.4777.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 93.93.

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