Shanghai Composite
SHANGHAI · Market Index
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Overview
SHANGHAI — Shanghai Composite — trades publicly as a market index. The most recent price was 3,930.12, down 1.41% over the past 24 hours. Trading volume came in at 2,189,008,548.
- Ticker
- SHANGHAI
- Type
- Market Index
Historical Chart
Shanghai Composite price chart, 1M range. Current price 3,930.12. Down 1.41% over the selected range.
Shanghai Composite (SHANGHAI) Current Valuation & Key Statistics
Technical Indicators
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What Is Shanghai Composite?
The Shanghai Composite tracks all A-shares and B-shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and is mainland China's principal equity benchmark, launched in 1991 with a base value of 100.
The index is dominated by large state-owned financial and industrial companies, and — unlike most major global markets — mainland Chinese equities remain subject to significant government policy influence and capital-flow restrictions, which means the Shanghai Composite often moves in response to regulatory and stimulus announcements in ways that have less parallel in more market-driven benchmarks.
How Shanghai Composite Is Priced
Shanghai Composite is a market index, not a single tradable security — its value is a weighted average of the prices of the companies or assets it tracks, recalculated continuously as those underlying prices move. Investors can't buy the index directly; exposure typically comes through index funds, ETFs, or futures contracts designed to track it. Because it aggregates many holdings, an index's day-to-day move reflects the combined performance of its constituents rather than any single company's news.