Vaccine makers shine on bourses

SHANGHAI: Shares prices of domestic vaccine makers rose sharply yesterday on surging orders for vaccines, as fears grew over a fresh outbreak of the H1N1 flu, even as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.83 percent

Vaccine producer Hualan Biological rose 2.47 percent to 57.7 yuan in Shenzhen yesterday, while Layn Natural Ingredients rose 2.93 percent to 44.94 yuan.

Zhejiang CONBA Pharmaceutical Co Ltd increased 6.13 percent to 12.12 yuan while Shenzhen Neptunus Bioengineering Co jumped 9.24 percent to 15.85 yuan in Shenzhen.