What was the name of the 2015 Chinese market crisis marked by a major fall in the Shanghai Composite?

The 2015 Chinese market crisis marked by a major fall in the Shanghai Composite was the 2015 Chinese stock market crash.

The Shanghai Composite rose sharply during the first half of 2015, fueled partly by retail investor participation and margin borrowing. It reached a closing peak of 5,166.35 on June 12, then entered a steep decline. By late August, the index had lost a large share of its value, producing international concern about China’s economy and financial stability.

Chinese authorities responded with measures including trading restrictions, efforts to support share prices, and changes affecting initial public offerings and margin finance. The turbulence also spread through global markets, although its causes and wider economic effects were distinct from the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

The episode is often described as a stock-market crash or stock-market turbulence rather than a single-day collapse. The Shanghai Composite is a broad mainland Chinese equity index, while the Shenzhen Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index followed different market structures and should not be treated as the same benchmark.