The China stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 20 points or 0.6 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now rests just beneath the 3,375-point plateau and the losses may accelerate on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative on growing U.S. tariff concerns. The European and U.S. markets were mostly lower and the Asian markets are also expected to open under pressure. The SCI finished slightly lower on Monday as losses from the financials and oil companies were mitigated by support from the property sector. For the day, the index dipped 6.09 points or 0.18 percent to finish at 3,373.03 after trading between 3,355.87 and 3,384.81. The Shenzhen Composite Index perked 2.65 points or 0.13 percent to end at 2,091.46. Among the actives, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China shed 0.58 percent, while Bank of China dropped 0.92 percent, China Construction Bank lost 0.69 percent, China Merchants Bank fell 0.31 percent, Agricultural Bank of China sank 0.77 percent, China Life Insurance collected 0.63 percent, Ping An dipped 0.19 percent, Jiangxi Copper eased 0.10 percent, Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) slid 0.13 percent, Yankuang Energy jumped 1.84 percent, PetroChina skidded 1.13 percent, China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) slumped 0.51 percent, Huaneng Power slipped 0.15 percent, China Shenhua Energy climbed 1.07 percent, Gemdale rallied 2.19 percent, Poly Developments spiked 1.83 percent and China Vanke soared 2.62 percent.
The lead from Wall Street is soft as the major averages opened higher on Monday but faded quickly and finished mixed.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.