1. Economists were looking for the index to rise to 55.5%.

2. After three weeks of declines, the index posted its first weekly gain of 2.4%.

3. The consensus in the markets was for the index to rise modestly to 108.0.

4. That allowed the index to close at its highest level since July 2015.

5. The index ended the week at its lowest since March 28.

6. It was the biggest gain for the index since May 8.

7. The drop took the index to its lowest level since December 2014.

8. The index topped earlier this month at 5,163.47.

9. For the week, the index climbed 0.5%.

10. The benchmark index of stocks extended its decline to a sixth day and the lowest since April 2014.

11. The index has not closed lower since July 7.

12. The Shanghai composite index on mainland China dropped over 4%.

13. The index is down slightly from its July 3 record of 17,068.65.

14. The Nasdaq index, which is heavy on technology stocks, fell by more than 4%.

15. The index closed last week at 4,927.