Updated
Updated · bastillepost.com · Aug 20
China's STAR Composite Index Rises 0.2% to 1,957.92 as STAR 50 Falls 0.87%
Updated
Updated · bastillepost.com · Aug 20

China's STAR Composite Index Rises 0.2% to 1,957.92 as STAR 50 Falls 0.87%

3 articles · Updated · bastillepost.com · Aug 20

Summary

  • 1,957.92 points marked Thursday's close for China's STAR Composite Index, up 0.2% on the day.
  • 1,652.97 points was the STAR 50's close, with the board's 50 largest and more liquid stocks dropping 0.87%.
  • Shanghai's STAR Market, launched in June 2019, was created to back high-tech and strategic emerging-sector companies.

Insights

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