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Stocks in China fell Thursday, as the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.4% to 4006.55.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 150 billion onshore Chinese yuan ($21.73 billion), Zijin Mining Group was the biggest laggard, plunging 7.4%, followed by shares of Hengli Petrochemical A, which tumbled 7.1%. Shares of Shandong Gold-Mining A plunged 7.0%.
PetroChina A was the biggest leader during the session, surging 5.2%, and China Shenhua Energy jumped 4.2%. Shaanxi Coal Industry rounded out the top three movers, as shares gained 3.9%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 96.64. The dollar weakened 0.4% against the onshore yuan to 6.90 yuan.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Chinese government bond yield fell 0.44 basis point to 1.831%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 03:30 ET (07:30 GMT)
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