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title: "A-share closing review: The Shanghai Composite Index fell 3.63%, narrowly holding above 3,800 points, with nearly 5,200 stocks in the entire market declining"
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description: "On March 23, the three major indices of A-shares collectively fell, with the Shanghai Composite Index dropping 3.63% to narrowly hold above 3,800 points, the Shenzhen Component Index falling 3.76%, and the ChiNext Index decreasing by 3.49%. The total trading volume in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets was approximately 2,431.547 billion yuan, an increase of about 144.689 billion yuan compared to the previous trading day. A total of 305 stocks rose, while 5,172 stocks fell, with 38 hitting the daily limit up and 133 hitting the daily limit down. Industries such as coal saw significant gains, while sectors like non-ferrous metals and smart wearables experienced notable declines"
datetime: "2026-03-23T07:09:10.000Z"
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# A-share closing review: The Shanghai Composite Index fell 3.63%, narrowly holding above 3,800 points, with nearly 5,200 stocks in the entire market declining

On March 23, the three major A-share indices collectively fell. By the close, the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 3.63%, narrowly holding above the 3,800-point mark, the Shenzhen Component Index fell 3.76%, and the ChiNext Index decreased by 3.49%; the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 fell 5.48%. The total trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets was approximately CNY 2,431.547 billion, an increase of about CNY 144.689 billion compared to the previous trading day. A total of 305 stocks rose, while 5,172 stocks fell, with 38 hitting the daily limit up and 133 hitting the daily limit down.

In terms of sectors, coal, coal mining and selection industries, as well as related concepts, saw the largest gains; while non-ferrous metals, antimony, smart wearables, MLED, precious metals, beauty care, and optical optoelectronics industries and concepts experienced the largest declines

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