Shanghai — Markets shut as of 07:41 CST, February 8, 2026.
- China Life’s A-shares in Shanghai slipped 0.75%, ending the session at 47.47 yuan.
- China’s key indexes slipped Friday as swings in tech and metals dented risk appetite.
- China is set to release inflation figures on February 11, while investors will have to wait until March for China Life’s earnings.
China Life Insurance Co Ltd’s Shanghai A-shares (601628) slipped 0.75% to close at 47.47 yuan on Friday. Mainland exchanges are shut for the weekend, with trading set to resume Monday. 1
A-shares refer to listings on the mainland denominated in yuan. Major insurers tend to trade similarly to rate-sensitive stocks, given their hefty bond holdings. Changes in yields and stock prices ripple through, affecting both the value of their portfolios and incoming investment income.
Attention shifts to China’s inflation data due next week. The National Bureau of Statistics will release January figures for both consumer and producer prices on Feb. 11, a date investors track closely for signals on policy direction and bond yields. 2
Selling pressure pushed the Shanghai Composite Index down 0.25% to 4,065.58 by the close on Friday. 3
The CSI 300, which tracks heavyweight names in Shanghai and Shenzhen, dropped 0.57%, closing at 4,643.60. 4
Chinese and Hong Kong stocks struggled as tech names sank and silver futures tumbled, according to a Reuters market report. “AI will remain a structural growth driver,” said Bob Savage, head of markets macro strategy at BNY. 5
Shares of China Life moved within a band of 47.22 to 48.00 yuan on Friday. The stock’s 52-week range sits between 33.61 and 51.92 yuan. 6
Market data shows the stock has climbed roughly 17% in the past year, trading on average 13 million shares daily. 7
Even so, insurer stocks have a tendency to move sharply if risk-off selling comes back or bond yields shift dramatically. Both ways, portfolio values can get hit—often before any impact shows up in reported earnings.
After the Monday open, the focus shifts to China Life’s upcoming earnings—set for March 26—as traders hunt for signals on investment returns and the pace of new policy growth. 8
