China Stock Market Today: Shanghai Composite and CSI 300 Slide as Weak Data and US Jobs Jitters Hit A‑Shares (Dec. 16, 2025)
China stocks fell sharply Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite down 1.11% and the Hang Seng Index off 1.54%, as weak retail sales and industrial output data fueled concerns over domestic demand. Turnover on mainland exchanges dropped to 1.72 trillion yuan. Growth and tech shares led losses in both Shanghai and Hong Kong. Investors also braced for delayed US labor data that could shift global rate expectations.