New York Fed Empire State manufacturing new orders index (Aug) 17.3; prior 22.2.

On Aug. 17, Shanghai and Shenzhen markets posted combined turnover of 2.387 trillion yuan, up 244.6 billion yuan from the prior trading day. Shanghai turnover was 1.113 trillion yuan (prev. 990.37 billion), trading volume 490 million lots; Shenzhen turnover was 1.275 trillion yuan (prev. 1,152.47 billion), trading volume 642 million lots. Turnover leader was Zhongji Xuchuang at 35.27 billion yuan, followed by Changxin Technology 33.52 billion, Xinyisheng 26.57 billion, GigaDevice 25.71 billion and Hengtong Optic‑Electric 19.24 billion.

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