STOCKS | Chinese Stock Indices See Slight Decline Amid Sector Variations

On March 13, Chinese stock indices experienced a slight decline during the morning session. According to Jin10, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.22%, the Shenzhen Component Index decreased by 0.17%, and the ChiNext Index dropped by 0.03% by midday. In terms of sector performance, the pesticide and fertilizer sectors saw collective gains, with stocks such as Chitianhua, Lutianhua, and Kingenta hitting their upper trading limits. The green energy sectors, including wind power and energy storage, remained active, with Tianrun Wind, Dajin Heavy Industry, and Weili Transmission leading the gains. The coal sector experienced a temporary surge, with Huadian Energy achieving a four-day consecutive rise and Zhengzhou Coal and Electricity gaining for two days in a row. Additionally, sectors such as real estate, tourism and hotels, and steel showed notable movements. Conversely, the cloud computing and computing power leasing sectors faced declines, with MyCloud hitting its lower trading limit, followed by Hand Enterprise Solutions and UCloud Technology. Gold stocks followed the overnight international gold price drop, with Zhaojin Mining and Xiaocheng Technology leading the sector's decline.