China A-shares extended morning gains into the mid-session as the ChiNext index
rose 3.97% to trade above 4,200, a fresh high. At midday Shanghai Composite
+0.56%, Shenzhen Composite +2.31%. Combined turnover on Shanghai and Shenzhen
was 1.89 tln yuan for the half-day, up 78.9 bln yuan versus the previous
session. Market breadth was weak: more than 3,400 stocks fell. Sector moves:
fiber-optic names led gains with several stocks hitting daily limit-up;
lab-grown diamond stocks rallied (including limit-ups and multiple >10% gains);
semiconductor stocks were also active, with several names at limit-up and others
rising over 10%.
