Chinese shares climb to one-month high, boosted by heavyweights

Source: Xinhua | 2009-9-17 | ONLINE EDITION

CHINESE equities closed 2.02 percent up today after an overnight US market rally, setting for the highest close since Aug.14, driven up heavyweights.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index grew 60.55 points to finish at 3,060.26.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.45 percent, or 178.73 points, to end at 12,473.61.

Aggregate turnover expanded to 275.29 billion yuan (40.31 billion US dollars) from 262.21 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

Gainers outnumbered losers by 796 to 71 in Shanghai and 706 to 57 in Shenzhen.

Shanghai stocks dip as loans monitored

SHANGHAI'S key stock market index closed more than 1 percent lower yesterday as the country's top audit body started supervision of bank loans. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.12 percent to 2,999.71....

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