--- title: "China, HK stocks close down as escalating Middle East war saps sentiment" type: "News" locale: "zh-HK" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278845445.md" datetime: "2026-03-12T08:22:32.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278845445.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278845445.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278845445.md) --- > 支持的語言: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278845445.md) | [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278845445.md) # China, HK stocks close down as escalating Middle East war saps sentiment (Updates to market close) SHANGHAI, March 12 (Reuters) - China and Hong Kong stocks closed down on Thursday as investor risk appetite waned amid few signs that the U.S.-Israel war with Iran will end soon. China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index (.CSI300) ended 0.4% lower, while the Shanghai Composite Index (.SSEC) lost 0.1%. Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng (.HSI) was down 0.7%. Energy shares outperformed, with onshore and offshore energy gauges up 2.5% and 2.3%, respectively, and the Coal Index (.CSI000820) gaining 4.7% after Brent crude jumped past $100 a barrel. Iran set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. had already won the war. UBS analysts said in a client note that investors generally see a dramatic oil spike, such as $200 per barrel, as unlikely without a major disruption, such as military activity causing a prolonged blockade of shipping routes. They added that investors have been taking profits on war-linked metals trades, including copper and aluminium, while selectively adding to undervalued stocks on the view that most macro risks are priced in and any easing in geopolitical tensions could support a gradual recovery in valuations. Onshore non-ferrous metal (.CSISNMIM) shares fell 0.6%, while artificial intelligence stocks (.CSI930713) slipped 0.9%. The CSI Rare Earth Index (.CSI930598) fell 0.4%. Hong Kong shares of Guotai Junan International (1788.HK) and Citic Securities (6030.HK) fell 4.2% and 1.7%, respectively, after media reported Hong Kong authorities had raided the two brokerages this week. ### 相關股票 - [Conglomerates Index (000008.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/000008.CN.md) - [Hang Seng Composite Index (0HSCI.HK)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/0HSCI.HK.md) - [Hang Seng Index (00HSI.HK)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/00HSI.HK.md) - [SSE Index (000001.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/000001.CN.md) - [Yinhua CSI 300 Index Fund(LOF)-A (161811.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/161811.CN.md) - [E Fund CNI Value 100 ETF (159263.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/159263.CN.md) - [GF Fund CSI HK Connect Financials(ex Banks) Thematic ETF (513750.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/513750.CN.md) - [China Universal CSI 300 Index Initiating Fund(LOF)-C (501045.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/501045.CN.md) - [E Fund CSI 300 Financials (ex Banks) ETF (512070.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/512070.CN.md) - [ChinaAMC Hang Seng ETF (159920.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/159920.CN.md) - [Hwabao WP CSI All Share Investment Banking & Brokerage ETF (512000.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/512000.CN.md) - [Guotai CSI All Share Investment Banking & Brokerage ETF (512880.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/512880.CN.md) - [TRACKER FUND (02800.HK)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/02800.HK.md) - [Fortune SG SSE 180 Value ETF (510030.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/510030.CN.md) - [China Southern Hang Seng ETF (513600.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/513600.CN.md) - [Yinhua CSI All Share Investment Banking & Brokerage ETF (159842.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/159842.CN.md) - [Huatai-PB CSI 300 ETF (510300.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/510300.CN.md) - [Zheshang CSI 300 Enhanced Index Fund(LOF)-A (166802.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/166802.CN.md) - [Harvest SZSE SME-ChiNext Composite 300 ETF (159919.CN)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/159919.CN.md) ## 相關資訊與研究 - [Hong Kong Completes First Green Methanol Bunkering, Driving Green Transformation of Its International Shipping Hub](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278049602.md) - [CITIC Securities’ Hong Kong Subsidiary Faces SFC and ICAC Investigation](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278887071.md) - [Hong Kong export credit insurer keeps premiums low despite Middle East tensions](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278870367.md) - [China five-year plan: will promote rural population transition, urbanisation in scientific manner](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/277877166.md) - [CITIC Securities Offers Guarantee to Unit's $9.8 Million Bond Issuance](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278658777.md)