Shanghai shares sink to 3-month low

Source: Xinhua | 2017-11-28

SHANGHAI stocks fell yesterday to a 3-month low, led by electronics and communication counters.

The Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.94 percent to end at 3,322.23 points.

Communication firms were among the biggest decliners, with six companies including ZhongTongGuoMai Communication Co Ltd, GuangDong Super Telecom Co Ltd and Wuhan Yangtze Communication Industry all crashing by the daily limit of 10 percent.

Fiberhome Telecommunication Tech Co Ltd suffered a sharp fall after the ban on its former restricted shares was lifted for trading yesterday. The decline also dragged down 5G-related shares with over 20 counters falling above 5 percent.

Big shareholders of BOE Technology Group Co Ltd cut their holdings in the company, which led to electronic component firms such as Will Semiconductor Co Ltd Shanghai and Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co Ltd falling by the 10 percent daily limit.