China A-shares closed mixed. Shanghai Composite rose 0.19%, Shenzhen Composite
fell 1.19% and the ChiNext Index dropped 1.71%. Combined turnover across
Shanghai and Shenzhen was 1.61 trillion yuan, down 347.5 billion yuan from the
prior session. More than 3,100 stocks declined. Oil & gas led gains: PetroChina
jumped nearly 5% to a high not seen since May 2008, while CNOOC and other oil
names rose over 4%. The humanoid-robotation theme spiked intraday then faded;
several small-cap robotics names hit daily limits and Yushu Technology-W gained
more than 7%. Property, airport and shipping sectors outperformed; precious
metals, semiconductors and electronic components lagged.