Which 2015 Chinese market crash followed the Shanghai Composite’s fall of more than 8% on 24 August?

The 2015 Chinese market crash followed the Shanghai Composite’s fall of more than 8% on 24 August.

China’s mainland stock market surged during the first half of 2015, attracting many individual investors and substantial margin borrowing. Prices then reversed sharply. On 24 August, widely nicknamed “Black Monday” in China, the Shanghai Composite fell 8.49%, while declines spread to other international markets.

Authorities responded with measures including trading restrictions, investigations into short selling, and support for selected shares. These interventions affected market behavior and prompted debate about the role of government in China’s equity markets. The turbulence continued into 2016, with further volatility and trading halts.

The episode is often confused with the separate 2015 Chinese stock-market bubble’s entire rise and decline. The 2015–2016 turbulence is the broader label, while 24 August identifies one especially severe trading day within it.