China's A-share equipment sector bucked the trend and strengthened on Monday after a cold spell. The industrial machine concept sector rose by 7.39% that day, and general equipment, special equipment and other industry sectors rose by 4.73% and 4.11% respectively.

In terms of individual stocks, Kunbo Precision recorded a 30% increase on the day and stocks such as Lanjian Intelligent, Huazhong CNC, and Tianzhun Technology all rose by 20%.