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Chinese stocks are on track for their worst month in a decade as the CSI 300 falls about 8.6% this month amid a global tech sell-off that hits AI-data centre suppliers and chipmakers such as Innolight, Eoptolink and Cambricon, with CXMT’s IPO-era lift fading and Tencent and Alibaba delivering only modest moves.
South Korea’s Kospi tumbled about 5% as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led losses, dragging regional equities lower; Japan’s Nikkei-225 slipped ~1.5% while Hang Seng and CSI-300 were mixed. A Wall Street rotation away from AI/semiconductors weighed on tech stocks, with the Dow hitting a record as investors weighed Middle East tensions and oil volatility; India’s Nifty-50 edged higher amid a broadly mixed U.S. market.
China's stock market rally is being fueled by a significant shift of household savings, totaling around $23 trillion, into equities, supported by low bond yields and limited alternative investments, with analysts optimistic about further gains despite some signs of overheating.
China vows to stabilize markets after a chaotic trading day that saw shares sink to a five-year low, erasing over $6 trillion in value. The China Securities Regulatory Commission promises to prevent abnormal fluctuations and crack down on illegal activities, but offers no specific details on how they plan to end the selloff. Weak economic data, geopolitical tensions with the US, a property crisis, and an opaque crackdown on the financial sector have all contributed to investor sentiment. Authorities are urged to set up a stabilization fund to boost market confidence, while frustrated investors flocked to a US embassy social media account to vent their frustrations over the economy and slumping share prices.
Chinese stocks experienced a deepening rout as disappointing economic data heightened concerns about the market's recovery, with the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index falling 3.9% and the CSI 300 benchmark for mainland shares sliding 2.2%. Foreigners sold 13 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) worth of stocks on a net basis, the most in over a year.