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Chinese shares close higher Monday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-23 16:02

Chinese equities closed higher in the first trading day of the week, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.92 percent, or 30.32 points, to close at 3,338.66.

The Shenzhen Component Index rose 1.16 percent, or 159.52 points, to close at 13,854.66.

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Combined turnover jumped to 327.91 billion yuan ($48 billion) from 325.66 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

Twenty four out of the total 28 shares in the ChiNext market for start-up stocks were up.

Gainers outnumbered losers by 726 to 148 in Shanghai and 654 to 141 in Shenzhen.