China Stocks Extend Gains Despite Global Softness

China's stock market extended gains for a fourth straight session on Thursday, with the Shanghai Composite rising 5.65 points to 4,134.02 and the Shenzhen Composite adding 13.77 points to 2,708.93. Global sentiment was soft on AI concerns and a Wall Street sell-off that saw the Dow fall 669.42 points, while traders awaited U.S. consumer inflation and reacted to an IEA oil forecast.