Chinese stocks opened the week higher, led by gains in technology shares, while banks and insurers came under pressure as markets assessed a major financial-sector recapitalisation.
The Shanghai Composite rose about 0.4% in early trading to around 3,945, while the Shenzhen Component gained roughly 0.9% to 13,636. By the close, the Shanghai Composite had eased back to 3,932.70, up just 0.07% on the day.
Technology shares were the main source of strength. Cambricon Technologies gained 1.2%, SMIC rose 1.7% and Shengyi Technology advanced 2.7%. Optical communications stocks also performed well, with Zhongji Innolight up 3.5% and Eoptolink Technology gaining 3.1%. NAURA Technology rose 2.6%.
The move followed strength in US technology shares at the end of the previous week and renewed interest in artificial intelligence. Attention around a new AI model supported sentiment towards Chinese semiconductor, communications and related technology companies.
Technology remains one of the clearest areas of market leadership in China. Gains across chipmakers, communications companies and AI-related businesses show that capital is still moving towards sectors linked to advanced computing and digital infrastructure.
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