Bourse gets lift from policy on funds investment

Property firms lead gains in Shanghai

Chinese mainland shares closed up 0.87 percent on Wednesday after getting a lift from hopes the authorities will allow more government funds to be invested in the stock market, dealers said.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 19.88 points to 2,313.22, the most since February, on turnover of 88.3 billion yuan ($14.2 billion).