Shanghai Stock Exchange Today: Shanghai Composite Holds Near 3,964 as China Data, Policy Signals, and 2026 Forecasts Take Center Stage
NEW YORK (8:02 a.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025) — With Wall Street closed for the weekend and year-end positioning in full swing, investor attention is drifting back toward Asia’s next opening bell. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is closed right now—it’s Saturday in both New York and Shanghai—but China’s market narrative is very much “open,” shaped by a fresh macro data jolt, evolving policy guidance from Beijing, and a growing stack of 2026 outlook calls from global strategists. On Friday, mainland equities ended the week modestly higher, leaving the Shanghai Composite Index near 3,963.68, a level that some market