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Stocks in China rose during early trading Friday, as the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3% to 4018.42.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 150 billion onshore Chinese yuan ($21.78 billion), MetaX Integrated Circuits is the biggest leader this morning, rising 2.6%, and Huadian New Energy Group rose 2.6%. Foxconn Indl Internet A rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 2.5%.
Ningxia Baofeng Energy A is the biggest early laggard, plunging 5.2%, followed by shares of PetroChina A, which dropped 2.6%. Shares of Chn Petro & Chem Sinopec fell 2.5%.
The dollar strengthened 0.2% against the onshore yuan to 6.89 yuan.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Chinese government bond yield fell 0.38 basis point to 1.838%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 22:01 ET (02:01 GMT)
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