Shanghai Composite falls 0.59% as computing hardware leads declines
Published on 11/13/2026 at 18:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSShanghai stocks end another weak session
- The Shanghai Composite closed at 3,634.35 points on Friday, down 0.59 percent from Thursday.
- Computing-power hardware shares led declines, while banks and AI comic-drama stocks gained.
- Reuters reported that concerns about tighter access to advanced Nvidia chips weighed on Chinese AI-related shares.
The Shanghai Composite closed at 3,634.35 points on Friday, November 13, 2026, down 21.48 points, or 0.59 percent, from Thursday's close. The index had ended the previous session at 3,655.83 points, according to Xinhua.
Technology shares lead the retreat
Xinhua reported that computing-power hardware shares led Friday's declines. The Shenzhen Component Index fell 2.05 percent to 10,968.79 points, while the growth-focused ChiNext Index lost 3.32 percent to close at 2,426.08 points. The STAR Composite Index, which tracks companies on Shanghai's technology-focused STAR Market, fell 2.74 percent to 1,516.41 points.
The broader market was not uniformly weak. Banking shares rose, and stocks linked to AI comic dramas were among the gainers, according to Xinhua. The divergence highlights the different performance of large established companies and more speculative technology-related segments during the session.
AI supply concerns remain in focus
In a market report published during Friday's session, Reuters, republished by Fidelity, said investors sold Chinese AI models and hardware suppliers linked to US markets after Jensen Huang stepped down as Nvidia's chief executive. The report said market participants were concerned that the development could deepen technology restrictions and limit Chinese companies' access to advanced chips and overseas computing capacity.
Reuters also reported that local chipmakers benefited from expectations of stronger domestic technology self-reliance, illustrating the contrast within the technology complex. The Shanghai Composite's decline was smaller than the losses in Shenzhen and on the ChiNext board, where technology and growth stocks have a greater influence.
Trading backdrop for investors
The Friday decline followed a 0.67 percent fall on Thursday, when the Shanghai Composite closed at 3,655.83 points. With the index lower in each of the two latest sessions, investors are weighing global technology-sector uncertainty alongside domestic support from large banks and selected policy-sensitive themes.
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