LiveChina Markets Live - Shanghai and Shenzhen finish over 6 per cent down; Hong Kong ends lower
The intense volatility of recent weeks has every chance of remaining the core underlying theme of activity. Investors are increasingly focused the broader question of how this episode might affect the wider economy as many suspect the equity bubble has yet to fully deflate.
Welcome to the SCMP's live markets blog. The intense volatility of recent weeks has every chance of remaining the core underlying theme of activity. Investors are increasingly focused the broader question of how this episode might affect the wider economy as many suspect the equity bubble has yet to fully deflate. We'll bring you the key levels, trading statements, price action and other developments as they happen.
4:11pm: The Hang Seng Index closed at 23,474.97, down 1.43 per cent or 339.68 points. The H-shares index finished at 10,770.05, down 1.75 per cent or 192.19 points.
3:48pm: China indices today: Shanghai Composite (orange), Shenzhen Composite (green), CSI300 (purple), ChiNext (blue). Click chart below to enlarge.
3:11pm: The Shanghai Composite Index fell away steeply at the end to close on 3,748.16, down 6.15 per cent or 245.51 points. The CSI300 dropped to 3,825.41, down 6.19 per cent or 252.46 points.
3:11pm: The Shenzhen Composite closed on 2,174.42, down 6.58 per cent or 153.07 points. The ChiNext went to 2,504.17, down 6.08 per cent or 162.12 points.