Chinese bank stocks fluctuated downwards, with Bank of China (03988.HK) falling more than 6%, CITIC Bank (00998.HK) and Agricultural Bank of China (01288.HK) falling more than 3%, and Postal Savings Bank of China (01658.HK), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (01398.HK) and China Construction Bank (00939.HK) falling more than 2%.