Mainland bourses rally as blockchain firms see big gains

Market sentiment continued to improve on Monday at the major bourses as a flurry of positive measures announced by the government helped dispel much of the gloom of the last few months.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 2.58 percent on Monday to close at 3170.36, a new high so far this year. The Shenzhen Component Index climbed 3.64 percent to close at 10267.7, regaining the 10000 mark after 10 months of fluctuation.

The total trading volume on the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($149 billion) with about 183 stocks surging by their daily limit of 10 percent.