Chinese shares gain first time in four days, driven by metal, agriculture stocks
4/9/2008 17:36
Chinese equities edged up 0.03 percent today, rising for the first time in
four days, driven up by metal and agriculture shares. The Shanghai Composite
Index edged up 0.03 percent, or 0.74 points, to 2,277.41. In Shenzhen, the
market added 0.81 percent, or 60.05 points, to close at 7,473.6. Aggregate
turnover shrank to 38.99 billion yuan (US$5.7 billion) from 49.1 billion yuan on
the previous trading. It was slightly higher than a 21-month low of 38.9 billion
yuan on Tuesday. Gains outnumbered losses by 608-236 in Shanghai and 502-197
in Shenzhen.
Xinhua
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