# China stocks
Latest news and articles about China stocks
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China’s STAR Market Drives A‑share Rally as Sci‑Tech ETFs Hit Fundraising Record
China’s STAR Market (Sci‑Tech Innovation Board) significantly outperformed broader A‑shares over the snake year, powered by listing and reform measures and a surge in ETF issuance. In 2025, 65 new SciTech ETFs raised a record CNY 44.749 billion as indices and product suites proliferated, drawing growing allocations from institutional long‑term investors while leaving the market exposed to high valuations and policy dependence.
A-shares Slip into Pullback as Chips and Defense Buck the Downturn
China's main stock indices fell in mid‑day trade as overall turnover shrank and more than 2,600 stocks declined, while defence and semiconductor sectors bucked the trend with outsized gains. The market's uneven performance reflects thin pre‑holiday liquidity and a policy tilt that keeps strategic tech and military suppliers buoyant despite broader risk‑off sentiment.
China’s Small‑Cap Growth Board Rallies on a Wave of AI Compute Stocks as Consumption Lags
China’s ChiNext and tech‑heavy STAR board outperformed as investors poured money into stocks tied to AI computing power and data‑centre infrastructure, lifting several mid‑caps to multi‑day gains. The rally was narrow: overall market breadth was weak with more than 3,200 decliners, and consumer sectors registered significant losses.
China Midday: Broad Rally Lifts ChiNext as Power‑Grid Equipment and Industrial Names Surge
China’s stock market saw a broad mid‑session rally led by power‑grid equipment and other industrial names, while cinema chains tumbled. High turnover and more than 2,700 advancing stocks signalled a retail‑led rotation into infrastructure and materials ahead of the holiday period.
Thin Liquidity and Sector Rotation Drag China’s Tech-heavy Boards as Turnover Falls Below Rmb2 Trillion
China’s mainland markets closed with mixed results as investor caution pushed combined turnover below Rmb2 trillion for the first time in 31 sessions. Cyclical pockets—chemicals, fiberglass and tungsten—outperformed while tech‑and‑growth boards, including ChiNext, fell more than 1%, and cinema stocks plunged sharply.
China Stocks Open Lower as AI-Chip and Palm Oil Plays Lead a Broad Pullback
China’s main stock indexes opened lower on 11 February, dragged by declines in crude palm oil–linked stocks and semiconductor firms tied to AI compute and high‑bandwidth memory. The swing reflects a combination of profit‑taking, holiday‑thin liquidity and a reassessment of near‑term AI hardware deployment rather than a decisive change in long‑term demand trends.
China Markets Rally as ByteDance Unveils Advanced AI Video Tool and Global Costs of Winter Games Reignite Debate
Chinese markets rallied on February 9, buoyed by gains in tech and semiconductor sectors even as gold and silver rose amid geopolitical caution. ByteDance launched Seedance 2.0, a generative AI video model that heightens both commercial opportunity and regulatory risk, while Italy’s Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics underscored the growing fiscal weight of hosting major events. Beijing also reported that its five‑year seed‑industry targets were met, strengthening agricultural self‑reliance.
Broad A‑share Advance Led by ChiNext as Solar and AI Stocks Surge Amid Heavy Turnover
China’s A‑share market registered a strong mid‑day advance on February 9, led by a 3% jump in the ChiNext growth board and exceptionally broad participation with over 4,400 stocks rising. Solar, compute hardware and AI application sectors drove the gains amid elevated turnover of RMB 1.49 trillion, while oil and gas names lagged.
Chinese Tech Board Slides as Coal, Space‑Solar and Property Stocks Rally in Mid‑Session Rotation
China’s growth‑oriented ChiNext fell 1.74% at the mid‑day break as heavy trading and rapid sector rotation produced sharp divergences. Coal, space photovoltaic, aviation, real‑estate and hydrogen concepts surged in pockets while precious metals and AI application stocks sold off, leaving market breadth weak despite elevated turnover of RMB 1.62 trillion.
China’s AI Chipmaker Cambricon Denies Rumours After Sharp Share Drop, Flags Legal Action
Cambricon denied circulating rumours that it held a private meeting issuing RMB20 billion revenue guidance after its shares fell over 13% on Feb. 3. The company said it had not provided any guidance, affirmed steady R&D progress, and warned it may take legal action against those spreading false information. The incident highlights how social-media rumours can quickly unsettle China’s AI and technology stocks.
China’s A‑Shares Slide: Broad-Based Selloff Sees Hundreds of Stocks Hit Limits as Tech, Metals Lead Declines
China’s equity markets tumbled on February 2, with major indices down over 2% and hundreds of stocks hitting limit‑down as trading volume contracted. Defensive pockets such as white spirits and power‑grid equipment held up, while metals, energy and semiconductor names led the declines, raising questions about investor confidence and near‑term policy reaction before Lunar New Year.
China Midday: ChiNext Stages a V-Shaped Comeback as AI Compute Hardware Leads a Narrow Market Rally
At the Jan. 30 midday break China’s main indices diverged: the Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen Component fell while the ChiNext index staged a V-shaped rebound, rising 0.8%. Compute-hardware and AI-related small caps drove the upside even as non-ferrous metals and lithium names plunged, leaving the market narrow and turnover subdued.