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Stocks in China slipped during early trading Wednesday, as the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.5% to 4147.58.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 150 billion onshore Chinese yuan ($22.01 billion), China United Ntwk Comms is the biggest early laggard, dropping 3.2%, followed by shares of Zijin Mining Group, which dropped 3.1%. Shares of Huadian New Energy Group dropped 2.4%.

SJ Semiconductor A is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 7.8%, and GigaDevice Semicon A jumped 6.6%. MetaX Integrated Circuits rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 5.6%.

The dollar held steady against the onshore yuan at 6.81 yuan.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Chinese government bond yield increased 0.12 basis point to 1.758%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 19, 2026 22:01 ET (02:01 GMT)

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