| 1 | On Sep 25, the Shanghai Composite Index surged over 2245 points, though still under 2300 points. | |
| 2 | Volatility in Shanghai dragged Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index down 0.4 percent. | |
| 3 | The Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC sank 5 percent on Wednesday -- its biggest daily decline in eight months, but it is still up about 80 percent for 2009. | |
| 4 | U.S. .SPX and European .FTEU3 stocks rose, following a 4.5 percent surge in the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC, which shed about the same amount the previous day. | |
| 5 | This linkage is not entirely welcomed by analysts given how wild the Shanghai index can be, when compared to old favorites such as the S&P 500. |