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title: "Stock Market at Three O'clock | Shanghai Composite Index closed down 1.39%, narrowly holding above 4000 points! Nearly 5000 A-shares in the red"
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description: "On March 19, the three major A-share indices opened lower and fluctuated downward, with the SSE Composite Index briefly falling below 4,000 points, ultimately closing down 1.39% at 4,006.55 points. The Shenzhen Index and ChiNext closed down 2.02% and 1.11%, respectively. The state-owned cloud concept, public utilities, and coal sectors performed relatively well, while precious metals, energy metals, and rare earth sectors declined. In A-shares, 505 stocks rose, 4,955 stocks fell, with a trading volume of approximately 2.11 trillion yuan"
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# Stock Market at Three O'clock | Shanghai Composite Index closed down 1.39%, narrowly holding above 4000 points! Nearly 5000 A-shares in the red

Beijing Business News (Reporters Ma Huanhuan and Li Jiaxue) On March 19, the three major A-share indices opened lower collectively and fluctuated downward after the opening. Among them, the SSE Composite Index briefly fell below 4,000 points during the session. By the close, the SSE Composite Index, Shenzhen Component Index, and ChiNext closed down 1.39%, 2.02%, and 1.11%, respectively, reporting 4,006.55 points, 13,901.57 points, and 3,309.1 points.

On the sector front, the state-owned cloud concept, public utilities, and coal sectors saw the largest gains, while precious metals, energy metals, and rare earths experienced the largest declines.

In terms of individual stocks, 505 A-shares were in the green, with 36 stocks hitting the daily limit up. Additionally, 4,955 stocks were in the red, with 14 stocks hitting the daily limit down.

In terms of trading volume, the Shanghai market had a trading volume of 935.265 billion yuan, while the Shenzhen market had a trading volume of 1,175.704 billion yuan, with a total trading volume of approximately 2.11 trillion yuan across both markets

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