This from earlier, a late Thursday announcement from China:
In that post you'll see a chart of the past few months of the Shanghai Comp and how it has dropped. The fee reduction is seen as an attempt to provide some support for the market. Here is an intraday chart of the ession. Not a lot of impact on the session here. The index had traded higher in the lead up to the announcement though ... which raises a few 'front running' questions, yeah? Not a smoking gun, bit still ...
Today's session boxed:
