Newly listed Lvkong Transmission opened up 370.59% on its first trading day; issue price was 8.5 yuan per share.

C Yushu shares fell over 10%, hitting a low of 750 yuan, on turnover above 600 mln yuan.

On the 19th Bulgaria’s defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov said he had noted Financial Times reporting that Iran might target US military facilities in southeastern Europe, but Bulgarian intelligence shows no sign of a direct threat. He told national television he had contacted the national intelligence service and received a report the previous day indicating the risk of an Iranian strike on US facilities in Bulgaria was very low.