Equities trading tax cut, which is widely believed as policy boost by government to stem the recent slump, sends Chinese shares 9.29 percent higher on Thursday, the biggest gain since October 23, 2001.

The policy signal was announced two days after the benchmark index was slashed by half since the peak in October 2007.

The Shanghai Composite Index gained 9.29 percent to close at 3,583.03 points, and Shenzhen Component Index climbed 9.59 percent to end at 12,914.76 points.

The combined turnover hit 263.0 billion yuan ($37.57 billion), doubling the figure for Thursday.

More than 1,000 stocks rose by the 10-percent daily limit.