|
BIZCHINA> Top Biz News
![]() |
|
Chinese shares gain 0.64% on second board launch
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-31 16:35 Chinese equities closed 0.64 percent higher Tuesday as insurance companies and GEM-related (growth enterprise market) stocks went strong following the release of GEM rules in the early hours of the day. China announced the launch of a long-awaited growth enterprise board on May 1 as a new direct-financing platform for innovative companies. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 15.17 points, or 0.64 percent to 2,373.21. The Shenzhen Component Index rose 71.54 points, or 0.8 percent to 8,981.95.
Combined turnover expanded to 200.03 billion yuan ($29.26 billion) from 191.9 billion yuan on the previous trading day. The A-share market opened lower in the morning session following the overnight plunge of the Wall Street market. The insurance sector boosted the index and soared 5.29 percent as investors expected favorable development policies from the industry regulator. China Life, the country's largest life insurer, rose 4.22 percent to close at 22.99 yuan. China Pacific Insurance soared by the daily limit of 10 percent to 16.78 yuan. The news of launching a Nasdaq-style second board drove the securities shares on increasing transaction prospects, dealers said. CITIC Securities, the largest domestic brokerage firm, rose 2.25 percent to stand at 25.47 yuan, while Sinolink Securities, jumped 6.66 percent to 36.5 yuan. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
|
|||||
灵山县| 吕梁市| 武乡县| 西盟| 鄯善县| 兴仁县| 新昌县| 高尔夫| 隆回县| 建平县| 连平县| 宣武区| 奉新县| 改则县| 怀远县| 安宁市| 静安区| 南阳市| 腾冲县| 太湖县| 普安县| 轮台县| 阜新市| 湖北省| 合江县| 察隅县| 乌鲁木齐县| 蓝山县| 阿勒泰市| 滁州市| 竹溪县| 高台县| 奉新县| 英德市| 凤翔县| 交口县| 云和县| 柳江县| 邵阳县| 忻城县| 商水县|