Before China’s 2015 stock-market crash, which benchmark index peaked at 5,178 points?

The Shanghai Composite peaked at 5,178.19 points on June 12, 2015, before China’s 2015 stock-market crash. The index tracks shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and is a widely cited measure of mainland Chinese equities.

Chinese stocks had risen rapidly in the year before the peak. The rally was supported by increased retail participation, margin borrowing, and expectations about economic and policy support. After June 2015, prices fell sharply, and the decline spread through global markets as investors reassessed China’s growth and financial stability.

The Shanghai Composite is not the same as the Shenzhen Component, which tracks a different exchange. Nor is it the Hong Kong-based Hang Seng Index. The 2015 turbulence included several intense waves of selling rather than one isolated trading session.