Investing.com – China stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Life Insurance and Real Estate Investments & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite gained 2.49%, while the SZSE Component index gained 2.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Changchun Sinoenergy Corp (SS:600856), which rose 10.09% or 0.570 points to trade at 6.220 at the close. Meanwhile, Zhejiang Whwh (SS:600576) added 10.06% or 0.49 points to end at 5.36 and Shanghai Highly Group Co Ltd A (SS:600619) was up 10.04% or 1.130 points to 12.390 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ningxia Xinri Hengli Steel Wire Rope Co Ltd (SS:600165), which fell 10.02% or 1.340 points to trade at 12.030 at the close. Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (SS:600521) declined 9.99% or 2.280 points to end at 20.540 and Zhengping Road & Bridge Construction Co Ltd (SS:603843) was down 9.95% or 0.910 points to 8.240.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were JPMF Guangdong Co Ltd (SZ:002600) which rose 10.04% to 5.04, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd Class A (SZ:002202) which was up 10.04% to settle at 12.93 and Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (SZ:300347) which gained 10.00% to close at 62.79.
The worst performers were Beijing Baofeng Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300431) which was down 10.02% to 12.75 in late trade, Wonders Information (SZ:300168) which lost 10.01% to settle at 19.14 and Yinji Entertainment Media Co Ltd (SZ:002143) which was down 10.01% to 10.88 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 1325 to 70 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ningxia Xinri Hengli Steel Wire Rope Co Ltd (SS:600165) fell to 52-week lows; falling 10.02% or 1.340 to 12.030. Shares in Zhengping Road & Bridge Construction Co Ltd (SS:603843) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.95% or 0.910 to 8.240. Shares in Beijing Baofeng Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300431) fell to 3-years lows; down 10.02% or 1.42 to 12.75. Shares in Yinji Entertainment Media Co Ltd (SZ:002143) fell to 3-years lows; losing 10.01% or 1.21 to 10.88.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 24.92.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.37% or 4.70 to $1260.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.48% or 0.37 to trade at $77.48 a barrel.
USD/CNY was down 0.30% to 6.6233, while EUR/CNY fell 0.23% to 7.7858.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 93.67.