China stocks extend losses as global tech selloff weighs on sentiment - The
Chinese stocks extend losses as a global technology selloff, Middle East tensions and French debt concerns weigh on sentiment. The CSI300 falls into bear-market territory under some definitions, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng remains relatively steady.
China’s stocks extended their losses on Friday, tracking a broader selloff across global markets as weakness in technology shares on Wall Street weighed on investor sentiment.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.9% in early trading, while the blue-chip CSI300 Index declined 1.1%. Both indexes extended losses from the previous session, when the CSI300 closed at its lowest level since July 2025 and the Shanghai Composite ended at its weakest level in more than a year.Read more: Global Market Today: Asian stocks slide after US tech routThe CSI300 has now fallen more than 20% from its most recent closing peak on June 22, meeting some definitions of a bear market.
