--- title: "The three major A-share indices collectively closed lower, while retail stocks strengthened" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/269822369.md" description: "36Kr learned that the three major A-share indices collectively closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 1.11%, the Shenzhen Component Index down 1.51%, and the ChiNext Index down 2.1%; the precious metals, energy equipment, and communication equipment sectors led the decline, with ChaoXun Communication hitting the limit down, Western Gold down over 7%, and Beiken Energy down over 6%; the retail, education, and telecommunications sectors saw the largest gains, with Yonghui Superstores and OFFCN EDU hitting the limit up, and CHINA SATCOM up over 5%" datetime: "2025-12-16T07:06:38.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/269822369.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/269822369.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/269822369.md) --- # The three major A-share indices collectively closed lower, while retail stocks strengthened 36Kr learned that the three major A-share indices collectively closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 1.11%, the Shenzhen Component Index down 1.51%, and the ChiNext Index down 2.1%; the precious metals, energy equipment, and communication equipment sectors led the decline, with ChaoXun Communication hitting the limit down, Western Gold down over 7%, and Beiken Energy down over 6%; the retail, education, and telecommunications sectors saw the largest gains, with Yonghui Superstores and OFFCN EDU hitting the limit up, and CHINA SATCOM up over 5% ### Related Stocks - [002607.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/002607.CN.md) - [601933.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/601933.CN.md) - [601698.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/601698.CN.md) ## Related News & Research - [China’s Yonghui Urges Sam’s Club to Stop Forcing Suppliers to “Pick One”](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279414438.md) - [This sleeper stock could be the surprise winner of 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286722134.md) - [IBM Stock Leads Mega-Cap Stock Decliners as Market Volatility Triggers Steep Selloff. That Doesn’t Tell You the Whole Story.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286966714.md) - [Forget cellular data: China’s telecoms giants are selling AI token plans](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286750580.md) - [Mabwell Wins Wider China Indications for Denosumab Biosimilar as Global Push Accelerates](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287103520.md)