Investing.com – China equities were mixed at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate Investments & Services, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Financials sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Software & Computer Services, Gas, Water & Multiutilities and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.02%, while the SZSE Component index fell 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Harbin Hatou Investment Co Ltd (SS:600864), which rose 10.14% or 0.36 points to trade at 3.91 at the close. Duzhe Publishing & Media Co Ltd (SS:603999) added 10.11% or 0.480 points to end at 5.230 and Danhua Chemical Technology Co Ltd A (SS:600844) was up 10.11% or 0.380 points to 4.140 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (SS:600867), which lost 10.01% or 1.530 points to trade at 13.750 in late trade. DELIXI XINJIANG Transportation Co Ltd (SS:603032) declined 9.93% or 2.66 points to end at 24.12 and Changchun Sinoenergy Corp (SS:600856) shed 9.75% or 0.470 points to 4.350.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Sealand Securities Co Ltd (SZ:000750) which rose 10.08% to 4.26, Chenzhou Jingui Silver Industry Co Ltd (SZ:002716) which was up 10.08% to settle at 6.77 and Faw Car Co Ltd (SZ:000800) which gained 9.96% to close at 6.18.
The worst performers were Meisheng Cultural & Creative Corp Ltd (SZ:002699) which was down 9.98% to 5.68 in late trade, Inspur Electronic Info Industr (SZ:000977) which lost 6.86% to settle at 17.640 and Guangzhou Haige Communications Group Incorporated Co (SZ:002465) which was down 6.74% to 7.47 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 917 to 485 and 59 ended unchanged on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 32.69 a new 6-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.48% or 5.90 to $1233.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.57% or 0.38 to hit $66.44 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.53% or 0.40 to trade at $75.77 a barrel.
USD/CNY was up 0.06% to 6.9483, while EUR/CNY rose 0.17% to 7.9239.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 96.10.