Shenzhen Component closes 1.2 percent lower as AI hardware slides
Published on 10/26/2026 at 13:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTechnology weakness and upcoming data
- Shenzhen Component closed at 11,534 points on October 26, down 139 points or 1.2 percent.
- Computing hardware fell 6.8 percent as semiconductors dropped 3.6 percent.
- Eoptolink lost 3.6 percent, ranking among the session's weakest technology stocks.
- China's September industrial profits are due on October 27, with the Fifth Plenum running through October 29.
The Shenzhen Component closed at 11,534 points on October 26, losing 139 points or 1.2 percent. Computing hardware led declines as investors focused on corporate earnings and policy signals from China.
Eoptolink fell 3.6 percent, while Zhongji Innolight lost 3.0 percent among the weaker technology names, Trading Economics reported.
Why did the Shenzhen Component fall?
Computing components dropped 6.8 percent, while glass and fiberglass fell 5.4 percent. Electronic chemicals declined 4.3 percent, telecommunications equipment lost 3.7 percent and semiconductors fell 3.6 percent, Investing.com reported.
The weakness contrasted with gains in oilfield services, banks, gaming and consumer shares. PetroChina rose 4.9 percent and helped lift the broader Shanghai market, but that support did not extend to the Shenzhen Component, Xinhua Finance reported.
Shenzhen Component falls as breadth weakens
The index opened at 11,560 points before ending lower. The Shanghai and Shenzhen markets recorded turnover of 1.61 trillion yuan, down 347.5 billion yuan from the prior session. There were 2,252 advancing stocks and 3,157 decliners, with advancing stocks accounting for about 40 percent, Futunn.com reported.
What comes next for the Shenzhen Component
- October 27, 2026: China reports September industrial profits, with the prior annual growth rate at 4.2 percent, Newspim reports.
- October 27 to October 29, 2026: China's Fifth Plenum continues, with investors watching for policy signals on domestic demand and industrial policy, UOB Kay Hian reports.
Shenzhen Component price data for October 26, 2026
The Shenzhen Component closed at 11,534 points on October 26, Xinhua via NAMPA reported. It fell 139 points, or 1.2 percent, from the October 23 close of 11,674 points. The index opened at 11,560 points.
Shenzhen Component by the numbers on October 26, 2026
- Index: Shenzhen Component
- Home exchange: Shenzhen Stock Exchange, China
- Close on October 26, 2026: 11,534 points
- Change versus previous close of October 23, 2026: down 139 points (down 1.2 percent)
- Previous close: 11,674 points
- Open: 11,560 points
- Top loser: Eoptolink down 3.6 percent
- Next scheduled event: October 27, 2026: China September industrial profits
