Investing.com – China stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Travel & Leisure, Gas, Water & Multiutilities and Oil Equipment Services & Distribution sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.42%, while the SZSE Component index added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Shenzhen Geoway Co Ltd (SS:600462), which rose 10.14% or 0.350 points to trade at 3.800 at the close. Meanwhile, Zhonglu Co Ltd A (SS:600818) added 9.99% or 1.090 points to end at 12.000 and Ningxia Xinri Hengli Steel Wire Rope Co Ltd (SS:600165) was up 9.98% or 0.490 points to 5.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Xinjiang Winka Times Department Store Co Ltd (SS:603101), which fell 7.66% or 1.410 points to trade at 17.000 at the close. Wuhan Hanshang Group Co Ltd (SS:600774) declined 7.52% or 1.240 points to end at 15.260 and Shaanxi Broadcast & TV Network Intermediary Group Co Ltd (SS:600831) was down 6.24% or 0.490 points to 7.360.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Jiangsu Shagang Co Ltd (SZ:002075) which rose 10.06% to 9.19, Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co Ltd (SZ:000917) which was up 10.00% to settle at 6.93 and Jiangsu Jiujiujiu Technology Co Ltd (SZ:002411) which gained 10.00% to close at 22.21.
The worst performers were Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300324) which was down 4.97% to 6.89 in late trade, Maanshan Fangyuan Slewing Ring Co Ltd (SZ:002147) which lost 4.92% to settle at 5.02 and Jiangsu Zhongnan Construction Group Co Ltd (SZ:000961) which was down 3.61% to 6.15 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 1025 to 353 and 98 ended unchanged.
Shares in Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300324) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.97% or 0.36 to 6.89. Shares in Maanshan Fangyuan Slewing Ring Co Ltd (SZ:002147) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.92% or 0.26 to 5.02.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 23.69 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.23% or 2.80 to $1242.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.10% or 0.58 to hit $53.53 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.05% or 0.65 to trade at $62.34 a barrel.
USD/CNY was down 0.59% to 6.8429, while EUR/CNY fell 0.32% to 7.7889.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 96.657.