Chinese equities closed 2.02 percent up on Thursday after an overnight US market rally, setting for the highest close since Aug 14, driven up by raw-materials related heavyweights.
Chinese stocks rose for a third day, led by commodity producers, after foreign direct investment in the country climbed for the first time in 11 months and metals prices rose.
Copper climbed from an eight-day low in Shanghai as a rally in equities helped dispel concern that demand for the metal may be slowing.
Chinese equities fell 1.12 percent on Wednesday's close, the first time after four days of rises, dragged down by weak brokerage shares.
Hankook Tire Co, the largest overseas tiremaker in China, fell the most in three months in Seoul trading after the US slapped a 35-percent tariff on Chinese-made tires.
Hong Kong-based brokerage CLSA plans to launch the first yuan-denominated investment fund through its joint venture in the first quarter of next year, the company's China chairman Wu Changgen said yesterday.
Chinese stocks rose, driving the benchmark index above 3,000 for the first time in a month, as brokerage and technology shares gained after the government said it will review initial share sales on a new startup board.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.23 percent, or 6.99 points to finish at 3,033.73. The Shenzhen Component Index edged up 0.43 percent, or 53.18 points, to end at 12,438.24.
Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Tuesday afternoon after trading resumed, but failed to hold above the 21,000 mark as selling pressure mounted.
Hong Kong stocks gained 91.86 points, or 0.44 percent, to close at 21,161.42 on Friday.
The China Advertising Association publicly condemned 58 illegal infomercials on Sept 25 after an investigation by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.
Air China Vice-President Fan Cheng was named Party secretary of Shenzhen Airlines on Tuesday, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, adding fuel to speculation that the world's most valuable airline would take over the Shenzhen-based carrier.
| Name | Value | Change | Time |
| Shanghai | +1.62% | Fri | 3,317.41 |
| Shenzhen | +0.91% | Fri | 13,884.93 |
| HSI | -0.25% | Fri | 22,498.15 |
| NIKKEI | +0.45% | Fri | 10,022.59 |
| Dow | -0.83% | Thur | 10,366.15 |
| Nasdaq | -0.54% | Thur | 2,173.14 |
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