--- title: "A-share midday review: Shanghai Composite Index down 0.71%, pharmaceutical sector rises against the trend" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/233558412.md" description: "On the morning of March 28, the three major indices opened lower and fluctuated downward, with most individual stocks declining. By the midday close, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.71%, the Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.53%, and the ChiNext Index fell 0.58%. In terms of market performance, the pharmaceutical sector rose against the trend, with Rundu Pharma and HC CHEMICAL hitting the daily limit; a few sectors such as diversified finance, AI healthcare, and innovative drugs saw gains; while most other sectors declined, with the chemical sector experiencing a significant drop, and Jianbang Co., Ltd. hitting the daily limit down; sectors such as oil, construction machinery, coal, and marine economy concepts had the largest declines. The total market turnover for the half-day exceeded 730 billion yuan, with approximately 4,300 individual stocks declining" datetime: "2025-03-28T03:34:07.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/233558412.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/233558412.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/233558412.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # A-share midday review: Shanghai Composite Index down 0.71%, pharmaceutical sector rises against the trend According to Jin10 Data on March 28, in the morning session of March 28, the three major indices opened lower and fluctuated downward, with most individual stocks declining. By the midday close, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.71%, the Shenzhen Component Index fell by 0.53%, and the ChiNext Index fell by 0.58%. On the market, the pharmaceutical sector performed strongly against the trend, with Rundu Pharma and HC CHEMICAL hitting the daily limit; a few sectors such as diversified finance, AI healthcare, and innovative drugs saw gains; while most other sectors declined, with the chemical sector experiencing a significant drop, and Jianbang Co., Ltd. hitting the daily limit down; sectors such as oil, construction machinery, coal, and marine economy concepts had the largest declines. The total market turnover for the half-day exceeded 730 billion yuan, with approximately 4,300 individual stocks declining ### Related Stocks - [000953.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/000953.CN.md) - [002923.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/002923.CN.md) - [399001.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/399001.CN.md) - [399006.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/399006.CN.md) - [603285.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/603285.CN.md) ## Related News & Research - [3 arguments for and against AI watermarks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296205500.md) - [Originalis AI Founding Engineer Ujjwal Jain Unveils AI System Processing Over 645,000 VC Email Threads](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296065185.md) - [The push for AI watermarks is spawning a new wave of tools to remove them](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296262434.md) - [Argentum AI Announces $10 Billion+ in Contracted Revenue and Targets 1GW of AI Infrastructure Capacity in 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296261035.md) - [BNB Chain Launches BNB Agent Studio v2, Giving AI Agents the Ability to Earn](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296258454.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**