Chinese equities were walloped on Monday as smaller stocks fell nearly 7 per cent following some mixed data on the economy.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite shed 2.7 per cent and the tech-heavy Shenzhen Composite fell 6.7 per cent. For both indices this was the worst session since August 25.
Losses were even steeper in late afternoon trading but in the final 40 minutes larger stocks staged a rally, led by financials. The top 50 stocks in Shanghai managed to finish the day with a 1.5 per cent gain, swinging up 4.2 per cent in late trading. The CSI 500, a collection of smaller cap stocks, finished the day down 6.6 per cent.
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