The China stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, shedding almost 250 points or 6.2 percent in that span. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 3,810-point plateau although it's due for support on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat as tensions in the Middle East take a slight breather. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were up and the Asian markets are expected to follow the latter lead. The SCI finished sharply lower on Monday with losses cross the board, especially among the finance, property and resource sectors. For the day, the index tumbled 143.77 points or 3.63 percent to finish at 3,813.28 after trading between 3,794.68 and 3,906.62. The Shenzhen Composite Index plunged 108.36 points or 4.19 percent to end at 2,480.75. Among the actives, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China contracted 3.33 percent, while Bank of China dropped 2.18 percent, Agricultural Bank of China stumbled 4.29 percent, China Merchants Bank sank 2.69 percent, Bank of Communications retreated 3.47 percent, China Life Insurance plunged 5.51 percent, Jiangxi Copper cratered 5.67 percent, Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) tumbled 4.16 percent, Yankuang Energy shed 1.42 percent, PetroChina gained 0.82 percent, China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) fell 0.66 percent, Huaneng Power lost 2.65 percent, China Shenhua Energy eased 0.10 percent, Gemdale crashed 6.78 percent, Poly Developments declined 3.90 percent and China Vanke plummeted 7.37 percent.
The lead from Wall Street is broadly positive as the major averages opened higher on Monday and remained firmly in the green throughout the trading day.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.