China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.12% at the mid-day close after earlier gains;
the Shenzhen Composite dropped 0.60% and the ChiNext index fell 0.90%. AI
PC-theme names were active, with Huaqin Technology among several stocks hitting
daily limit-up. Coal, chemicals and power-grid equipment sectors strengthened,
also seeing multiple limit-up moves. CPO and PCB themes weakened, with Cambridge
Technology at the daily limit-down. AI application, sports and oil & gas sectors
were among the top performers; glass/fibreglass, semiconductors and baijiu
lagged. Market breadth skewed positive, with more than 3,800 A-shares rising.