Markets

Shanghai stock indices close up -- May 18

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-18 16:50

BEIJING -- China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 2,872.77 points Wednesday, up 20.00 points, or 0.70 percent, from the previous close.

A Share Index: 3,008.45 points, up 20.97 points, or 0.70 percent;

B Share Index: 302.48 points, up 1.54 points, or 0.51 percent;

Total Turnover: 90.33 billion yuan ($13.69 billion).