Index ends above important 1,200 level
17/9/2005 12:05
Fu Chenghao/Shanghai Daily news
The Shanghai stock
market ended the week above the psychologically important 1,200-level despite
its fall yesterday amid profit taking in blue chips. The Shanghai Composite
Index, which tracks yuan-denominated A shares and foreign-currency B shares,
yesterday fell 0.36 percent to 1,212.95, backing away from the one-year moving
average of 1,220. The A-share Index lost 0.36 percent to 1,274.61 while the
B-share Index gained 0.24 percent to 69.15. "Investors were cautious and
there's always narrow movement before the market challenges 1,220," said Wang
Xiaomin, an analyst at Xiangcai Securities Co. The Shanghai Composite Index
has tested the 1,200-level repeatedly in the week. On Thursday, it finished at
1,217.28, its highest close since it was at 1,234.33 on April 14. Cosco
Shipping Co, a unit of China's biggest shipping line, rose 0.65 percent to close
at 9.36 yuan (US$1.15). Gains from second-tier blue chips such as Cosco and
small caps were offset by a decline in market heavyweights that faced profit
taking, dealers said. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, Asia's top oil
refiner, dropped 1.39 percent to 4.25 yuan. China United Telecommunications
Corp, which controls the country's No. 2 mobile phone operator, lost 0.74
percent to 2.69 yuan.
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