Investing.com – China stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Media, Gas, Water & Multiutilities and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.93%, while the SZSE Component index added 1.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Zhongmin Energy Co Ltd (SS:600163), which rose 10.13% or 0.310 points to trade at 3.370 at the close. Meanwhile, Guangdong Meiyan Jixiang Hydropower Co Ltd (SS:600868) added 10.11% or 0.280 points to end at 3.050 and Yaxing Chem (SS:600319) was up 10.10% or 0.500 points to 5.450 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Qijing Machinery Co Ltd (SS:603677), which fell 3.29% or 0.53 points to trade at 15.58 at the close. Fujian Fynex Textile Science & Technology Co Ltd (SS:600493) declined 2.51% or 0.170 points to end at 6.610 and Zhonglu Co Ltd A (SS:600818) was down 2.44% or 0.270 points to 10.780.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Nanjing Huadong Electronics Information & Technology Co Ltd (SZ:000727) which rose 10.32% to 1.71, Yotrio Group Co Ltd (SZ:002489) which was up 10.10% to settle at 3.27 and Maanshan Fangyuan Slewing Ring Co Ltd (SZ:002147) which gained 10.08% to close at 6.99.
The worst performers were Jingwei Textile Machinery Co Ltd (SZ:000666) which was down 10.02% to 14.64 in late trade, Shenzhen Shenxin Taifeng Group Co Ltd (SZ:000034) which lost 5.78% to settle at 15.32 and Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co Ltd (SZ:002353) which was down 2.83% to 20.94 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 1279 to 167 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jingwei Textile Machinery Co Ltd (SZ:000666) fell to 3-years lows; falling 10.02% or 1.63 to 14.64.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 30.52.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 1.90 to $1203.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.23% or 0.74 to hit $59.19 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.88% or 0.62 to trade at $69.50 a barrel.
USD/CNY was down 0.13% to 6.9548, while EUR/CNY rose 0.07% to 7.8174.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 97.41.