Global Markets | Shanghai stock index steady after 1% slide as Mideast tensions weigh
The Economic Times·2026-03-30 04:43
** The Shanghai Composite Index lost as much as 1% before recouping the losses and trading 0.2% higher to 3,922.72 at the midday trading break. ** The blue-chip CSI 300 Index declined 0.2%. ** Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng was down 0.9%, and the Hang Seng Tech Index lost 1.7%. ** Broader Live Events ** Hopes of Gulf peace talks were overshadowed by uncertainties as the U.S. builds up ground troops, while attacks on Israel by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis further complicated the war. ** "With ** Still, ...