March 19th midday closing review: Both the Shanghai Composite Index and the Shenzhen Component Index fell by about 1%, with over 4,700 stocks in the entire market declining

Wallstreetcn
2026.03.19 03:31

The Shanghai Composite Index experienced fluctuations and adjustments in the morning, while the ChiNext Index showed slightly stronger performance. The concepts of green electricity and computing power collaboration continued to rise, with Huadian Liaoning Energy hitting the limit up for four consecutive days, and stocks like Jinkai New Energy and Li New Energy also reaching the limit up. Gas stocks surged against the trend, with GXED hitting the limit up, and Kaitian Gas and Tianhao Energy rising over 10%. The coal sector strengthened, with Shaanxi Heimao hitting the limit up. On the downside, the storage chip sector adjusted, with ShenKeda falling over 10%. Individual stocks showed a general decline, with over 4,700 stocks in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets in the red, and a total transaction volume of 1.31 trillion in the morning session. At the midday close, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.95%, the Shenzhen Component Index fell by 1.11%, and the ChiNext Index fell by 0.11%