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October 30 Close: Hang Seng Rises, Two U.S. Indices and Shanghai Composite Fall

On October 30, the Hang Seng Index rose 1.46% and the Shanghai Composite fell 1.44%; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell 1.82% and 2.86%, respectively. These changes compare each index's October 30 close with its October 29 close, but the closing times differ, so they cannot be treated as simultaneous reactions. This edition lacks valid market data for the CSI 300 and Hang Seng Tech Index, cryptocurrency data is stale, and no official announcement summaries are available for inclusion.

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Both U.S. Indices Fall, with a Larger Decline in the Nasdaq Composite

On October 30, the latest complete trading day, the S&P 500 fell 1.82% from its October 29 close, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.86%. Both indices use the same closing-price comparison window, confirming that the Nasdaq Composite had the larger decline that day. This edition's data is insufficient to determine which constituent stocks or sectors accounted for the decline.

Sources: [1] [2]

Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite Move in Opposite Directions

Comparing October 30 closes with October 29 closes, the Hang Seng Index rose 1.46%, while the Shanghai Composite fell 1.44%. This divergence applies only to these two indices and cannot support a general conclusion about the performance of sectors across Hong Kong stocks and A-shares.

Sources: [4] [3]

Trading Dates Match, but Measurement Windows Do Not Fully Overlap

All four valid stock index observations in this edition correspond to October 30, but the comparison windows for the Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng Index and U.S. indices end at 15:00 and 16:00 that day and 04:00 the following day, respectively, in Singapore time. They can be used to compare the direction of gains and losses over each market's trading day, but cannot yet establish that different markets reacted in the same or opposite directions to information available at the same moment.

Sources: [3] [4] [1] [2]

What to watch next

  • Whether the Hang Seng Index and Shanghai Composite continue to move in opposite directions on the next complete trading day.
  • Whether the Nasdaq Composite's decline remains larger than the S&P 500's on the next complete trading day.
  • Once valid closing records are available for the CSI 300 and Hang Seng Tech Index, compare their direction with that of the index already included for each respective market.
  • Once cryptocurrency market data is updated, establish its comparison window, then assess whether it is comparable with stock market data.

Market data

Available and approximate instrument changes; see dates, sources and quality below.
Only the first eight available or approximate records appear. Stale, missing and unlabelled records are excluded; approximate windows are labelled. Different windows do not represent directly comparable returns over one period.

Market cutoff: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z

Market records and measurement windows used in this edition
InstrumentPriceChangeSession / window endSourceQuality
S&P 500^GSPC7580.06982421875Previous: 7720.39013671875-1.82%2026-10-302026-10-29T20:00:00Z → 2026-10-30T20:00:00ZWindow: exchange_close_to_closeProvider time: 2026-10-30T13:30:00ZCollected: 2026-11-02T03:04:17ZYahoo Finance chartAvailable
Nasdaq Composite^IXIC25437.0Previous: 26184.720703125-2.86%2026-10-302026-10-29T20:00:00Z → 2026-10-30T20:00:00ZWindow: exchange_close_to_closeProvider time: 2026-10-30T13:30:00ZCollected: 2026-11-02T03:04:17ZYahoo Finance chartAvailable
SSE Composite000001.SS3599.01708984375Previous: 3651.43408203125-1.44%2026-10-302026-10-29T07:00:00Z → 2026-10-30T07:00:00ZWindow: exchange_close_to_closeProvider time: 2026-10-30T01:30:00ZCollected: 2026-11-02T03:04:17ZYahoo Finance chartAvailable
CSI 300000300.SS——Not providedCollected: 2026-11-02T03:04:17ZYahoo Finance chartNo reliable data
Hang Seng Index^HSI23294.419921875Previous: 22958.650390625+1.46%2026-10-302026-10-29T08:00:00Z → 2026-10-30T08:00:00ZWindow: exchange_close_to_closeProvider time: 2026-10-30T01:30:00ZCollected: 2026-11-02T03:04:17ZYahoo Finance chartAvailable
Hang Seng Tech Index^HSTECH——Not providedCollected: 2026-11-02T03:04:17ZYahoo Finance chartNo reliable data
BitcoinBTC77434.75Previous: 77198.2109375+0.31%2026-10-312026-10-31T00:00:00Z → 2026-11-01T00:00:00ZWindow: utc_calendar_day_24hProvider time: 2026-10-31T00:00:00ZCollected: 2026-11-02T03:04:17ZYahoo Finance chartStale
EthereumETH2252.747802734375Previous: 2241.054443359375+0.52%2026-10-312026-10-31T00:00:00Z → 2026-11-01T00:00:00ZWindow: utc_calendar_day_24hProvider time: 2026-10-31T00:00:00ZCollected: 2026-11-02T03:04:17ZYahoo Finance chartStale

Sources and method

Stocks use their latest complete sessions; crypto assets have explicit measurement windows. Dates are listed in the table. Interpretations are separated from observed facts and can be checked against the original sources below. Read the measurement policy.

  1. S&P 500 — Yahoo Finance chart
  2. 纳斯达克综合指数 — Yahoo Finance chart
  3. 上证指数 — Yahoo Finance chart
  4. 恒生指数 — Yahoo Finance chart

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