Briefly

Chinese mainland shares close higher

Chinese mainland stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.39 percent at 3,730.92 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.13 percent higher at 11,817.42 points.

Issuance of ultra-long special treasury bonds

China has completed this year's issuance of ultra-long special treasury bonds, bringing the total to 1.3 trillion yuan ($193 billion). The issuance is in line with this year's Government Work Report, which proposed raising 1.3 trillion yuan through the bonds to support projects for implementing major national strategies and building security capacity in key areas, as well as large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in programs.

XINHUA-CHINA DAILY