(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-05 16:49

Chinese shares ended 1.84 percent higher Monday, the first trading day of the month after the three-day May Day holiday, with airline and metal heavyweights leading the way.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index concluded the daily trading at 3,761.01 points, 67.90 points, or 1.84 percent, higher than the previous close.

The Shenzhen Component Index for the smaller stock exchange in Shenzhen gained 355.89 points, or 2.64 percent, to close at 13,860.78 points.

Combined turnover on the two bourses stood at 212.07 billion yuan (30.29 billion U.S. dollars), slightly lower than the 225.47 billion yuan of the previous trading day.