What to watch before Shanghai opens as China tightens margin trading
Shanghai, Jan 19, 2026, 04:44 GMT+8 — Premarket
- PetroChina A shares ended Friday at 9.80 yuan, slipping 1.7%
- Starting Monday, China’s regulator-backed restrictions on leveraged stock purchases come into force
- Oil wrapped the week on a higher note but with notable swings, leaving energy stocks on edge amid shifting headlines
PetroChina’s A shares on the Shanghai Exchange dropped 1.7% to 9.80 yuan by Friday’s close, putting China’s top publicly traded oil company in focus as the new week begins. (Yahoo Finance)
The immediate squeeze comes from policy, not pipeline issues. Starting Monday, China’s exchanges will raise the minimum margin requirement for new borrowings from 80% to 100%, following…
