China Stock Market Today (November 18, 2025): Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng Slide as Global AI Sell-Off Hits Asia
Published: November 18, 2025 China’s stock markets fell on Tuesday as a global tech-led sell-off, worries over lofty artificial intelligence (AI) valuations and uncertainty about U.S. interest-rate cuts triggered a broad risk-off move across Asia. Mainland benchmarks in Shanghai and Shenzhen closed lower alongside Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index, even as fresh data showed a small improvement in China’s youth unemployment rate. Reuters+2The Washington Post+2 Key Index Moves: Mainland China and Hong Kong in the Red Mainland China Hong Kong Despite today’s setback, mainland and Hong Kong benchmarks are still sitting on solid year‑to‑date gains: the Shanghai Composite remains up