Index hits 5-week high

SHANGHAI - Mainland stocks rose, sending the benchmark index to a five-week high, as copper producers surged on concern that supplies may be disrupted after an earthquake in Chile.

Jiangxi Copper Co and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co, China's top two producers of the metal, both climbed by the 10 percent daily limit to 38.54 yuan and 20.47 yuan respectively.

The Shanghai Composite Index added 35.90, or 1.2 percent, to 3087.84 at the close. The CSI 300 Index gained 1.3 percent to 3324.42.