Investing.com – China stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.18%, while the SZSE Component index lost 0.61%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Tonghua Grape Wine Co Ltd (SS:600365), which rose 10.05% or 0.430 points to trade at 4.710 at the close. Meanwhile, Zhejiang XCC Group Co Ltd (SS:603667) added 9.98% or 1.020 points to end at 11.240 and Changchun Gas Co Ltd (SS:600333) was up 9.98% or 0.580 points to 6.390 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were YanTai Yuancheng Gold Co Ltd (SS:600766), which fell 10.01% or 0.670 points to trade at 6.020 at the close. Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (SS:600267) declined 10.00% or 1.160 points to end at 10.440 and Aisino Corp (SS:600271) was down 9.99% or 3.020 points to 27.200.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Jiuzhitang Co Ltd (SZ:000989) which rose 7.13% to 15.17, Hangzhou New Century Info Tech (SZ:002280) which was up 6.53% to settle at 5.38 and Beijing Sanju Environmental (SZ:300072) which gained 5.75% to close at 13.61.
The worst performers were Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group Co Ltd (SZ:002477) which was down 10.14% to 2.66 in late trade, Xiamen Meiya Pico Information (SZ:300188) which lost 10.02% to settle at 17.69 and Xinzhi Motor Co Ltd (SZ:002664) which was down 10.01% to 15.55 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 997 to 366 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in YanTai Yuancheng Gold Co Ltd (SS:600766) fell to 5-year lows; down 10.01% or 0.670 to 6.020. Shares in Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (SS:600267) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.00% or 1.160 to 10.440. Shares in Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group Co Ltd (SZ:002477) fell to 5-year lows; losing 10.14% or 0.30 to 2.66. Shares in Xinzhi Motor Co Ltd (SZ:002664) fell to 3-years lows; losing 10.01% or 1.73 to 15.55.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 23.67.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.39% or 4.70 to $1212.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.55% or 0.38 to hit $68.97 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.37% or 0.29 to trade at $78.47 a barrel.
USD/CNY was up 0.04% to 6.8471, while EUR/CNY rose 0.22% to 8.0190.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 94.42.