Investing.com – China stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate Investments & Services, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite declined 0.17%, while the SZSE Component index declined 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Hunan Corun New Energy Co Ltd (SS:600478), which rose 10.04% or 0.450 points to trade at 4.930 at the close. Meanwhile, Nancal Energy-Saving Technology Co Ltd (SS:603859) added 10.02% or 1.700 points to end at 18.670 and Huali Industries Co Ltd (SS:603038) was up 9.98% or 1.87 points to 20.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hainan HNA Infrastructure Investment Group Co Ltd (SS:600515), which fell 9.96% or 1.000 points to trade at 9.040 at the close. Shanghai Xintonglian Packaging Co Ltd (SS:603022) declined 5.21% or 0.500 points to end at 9.100 and PNC Process Systems Co Ltd (SS:603690) was down 5.17% or 1.20 points to 22.00.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Guangdong Eastone Century Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300310) which rose 10.04% to 5.81, Shanxi Meijin Energy Co Ltd (SZ:000723) which was up 9.97% to settle at 4.19 and Shenzhen Jiawei Photovoltaic Lighting Co Ltd (SZ:300317) which gained 9.95% to close at 6.41.
The worst performers were Harbin Gloria Pharmaceuticals (SZ:002437) which was down 10.05% to 5.01 in late trade, Jiuzhitang Co Ltd (SZ:000989) which lost 4.73% to settle at 13.48 and Zhejiang Sanhua Co Ltd (SZ:002050) which was down 4.45% to 13.52 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 685 to 655 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hainan HNA Infrastructure Investment Group Co Ltd (SS:600515) fell to 3-years lows; falling 9.96% or 1.000 to 9.040. Shares in Harbin Gloria Pharmaceuticals (SZ:002437) fell to 5-year lows; down 10.05% or 0.56 to 5.01. Shares in Zhejiang Sanhua Co Ltd (SZ:002050) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.45% or 0.63 to 13.52.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 22.77.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 1.90 to $1200.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.86% or 0.58 to hit $67.78 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.85% or 0.62 to trade at $73.23 a barrel.
USD/CNY was down 0.07% to 6.8852, while EUR/CNY fell 0.02% to 7.8594.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 96.13.