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Shanghai Composite · China000001.SS
China's oldest equity benchmark — every stock on the Shanghai exchange, in one index since 1990.
Past week: +3.26%
30-day price
Where the chart sits — description, not prediction
Trading above both its 50-day (4,089.79) and 200-day (3,996.32) averages — the longer-term trend reads as up. 30-day range 3,959.34–4,242.57; currently in the upper third of that range. RSI(14) 62 — momentum firm.
Computed from daily closing prices (Yahoo Finance), June 23, 2026. Compare all markets →
What is Shanghai Composite · China?
The SSE Composite Index — the Shanghai Composite — measures all A-shares and B-shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Unlike a curated benchmark, it is all-inclusive, covering roughly 2,300 stocks. It uses total-market-cap weighting, so China's giant state-owned banks, energy firms and industrial conglomerates dominate.
The key quirk for US investors is access. A-shares are renminbi-denominated domestic shares once largely closed to foreigners; B-shares are dollar-denominated but thinly traded. Since the 2014 Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, foreigners can buy eligible A-shares via Hong Kong. Most US investors get China exposure through US-listed ETFs (H-shares or CSI 300 trackers) rather than the Composite itself, which closes by ~3:00 AM ET — well before the US opens.
What has moved Shanghai Composite · China
2007 bull peak: 6,124 on 16 Oct 2007
Driven by China's split-share reform and Olympic euphoria, the index surged nearly 500% from ~998 in 2005 to an all-time high of 6,124 on 16 October 2007 — then collapsed about 56% within eight months as the bubble burst.
2008 crisis low: 1,664 on 28 Oct 2008
After Lehman, Chinese equities fell with the world, and the Composite plunged to 1,664 by 28 October 2008 — roughly 73% below its 2007 peak — before a RMB 4 trillion stimulus drove a 2009 recovery.
2015 boom-and-bust: 5,166 then ~-45% in weeks
A margin-lending frenzy (over 30 million new accounts) drove the index to a seven-year high of 5,166 on 12 June 2015; when regulators curbed margin lending it fell about 30% in three weeks, reaching ~2,964 by late August.
Jan 2016 circuit-breaker debacle
A new market-wide circuit breaker that halted trading on 7% drops instead triggered panic selling, halting the market twice in four trading days; regulators scrapped the system on 7 January 2016 after just days.
Notable moments
From 100 to the thousands
Set at a base of 100 in December 1990 when China had only a handful of listed stocks, the Composite now lists more than 2,300 — tracing China's rise from a closed planned economy to the world's second-largest stock market.
The A-share / B-share divide
China created renminbi A-shares for citizens and dollar-denominated B-shares for foreigners in the early 1990s. The 2014 Stock Connect finally gave broad foreign access to A-shares, making the old wall largely obsolete though it persists in name.
Common questions
Why does it close before the US even opens?
Shanghai trades 9:30 AM-3:00 PM China time (UTC+8), i.e. roughly 9:30 PM-3:00 AM ET the prior evening. By the 9:30 AM ET NYSE open it has been closed over six hours — so US investors see China's close before their own day starts.
Can a US retail investor buy these stocks directly?
Not easily — A-shares need a Chinese account or Stock Connect access via a Hong Kong broker. Most US investors use US-listed China ETFs; the Composite itself has no widely-traded direct US product. Educational only, not investment advice.
Why is it dominated by state-owned firms?
China's largest companies — the big state banks, PetroChina, Sinopec — are majority state-owned and Shanghai-listed. Because the index is total-cap weighted, these giants dominate, giving it a very different profile from the tech-heavy US indices.
How does it differ from the CSI 300?
The CSI 300 is a curated, free-float index of 300 large-caps across Shanghai and Shenzhen, closer to what institutions consider investable. The Composite includes every Shanghai stock and uses total-cap weighting, so big untraded state blocks distort it more.