Shanghai Index Falls 0.5% on Aug 13, 2026; 11 A-Shares Set Record Closings
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.5% on August 13, 2026, with 1,142 A-shares rising (20.61%) and 4,317 declining (77.92%). Eleven stocks closed at record highs, averaging 8.39% gains; WuXi AppTec rose 2.07% to 162.33 yuan, the highest close among them. Combined main capital net inflow into the 11 stocks reached 1.113 billion RMB, with WuXi AppTec drawing 702 million RMB. Most record highs were concentrated in the pharmaceutical and biotech sector.
On August 13, 2026, the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 0.50%. Among tradable A-shares that day, 1,142 stocks rose, accounting for 20.61%, while 4,317 fell, representing 77.92%. There were 62 limit-up stocks and 4 limit-down stocks. Excluding sub-new stocks listed within the past year, 11 stocks closed at record highs. By board, four were on the main board, three on ChiNext and four on the STAR Market. By industry, the pharmaceutical and biotech sector had the most record-high stocks with five, followed by machinery and equipment with two and food and beverage with one.
The 11 record-high stocks averaged 8.39% gains on the day. Among them, Wanbang Pharmaceutical, Delong Huaneng and Yiming Food hit the daily limit up, while Ruijie Networks, Silinjie and Saifen Technology led the gains. In price terms, the average closing price of these record-high stocks was 67.36 yuan, with two above 100 yuan and three in the 50-100 yuan range. WuXi AppTec posted the highest close at 162.33 yuan, up 2.07%; Ruijie Networks and Yinuosi closed at 143.30 yuan and 95.20 yuan respectively.
In terms of capital flows, the 11 record-high stocks recorded combined main capital net inflows of 1.113 billion RMB on the day. Eight stocks saw net inflows, led by WuXi AppTec with 702 million RMB, followed by Yaokang Bio with 161 million RMB and Ruijie Networks with 129 million RMB. Three stocks saw net outflows: Yiming Food with 21.93 million RMB, Ruichen Environmental with 12.87 million RMB and Jinhe Commercial with 6.02 million RMB.
By market value, the record-high stocks averaged 59.263 billion RMB in total A-share market capitalisation and 57.927 billion RMB in float market capitalisation. WuXi AppTec had the highest total A-share market value at 401.488 billion RMB; Ruijie Networks stood at 159.584 billion RMB and Yaokang Bio at 16.797 billion RMB. Among the smaller names, Ruichen Environmental had 4.15 billion RMB and Silinjie 6.024 billion RMB.
Looking at recent trends, some of these record-high stocks repeatedly refreshed their closing highs over the past month. Saifen Technology closed at record highs 10 times in the past month, Jinhe Commercial seven times, Ruijie Networks five times and Ruichen Environmental four times.