Equities rise most in 2 weeks on policy outlook

SHANGHAI - Stocks on the Chinese mainland rose the most in two weeks on Wednesday.

The advance came after the China Securities Journal said the central bank may ease monetary policy, Greece pledged to speed up austerity measures and service industries in the United States expanded unexpectedly.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) and China Vanke Co led gains after the newspaper said policy easing may happen over the next several months.