Benchmark indexes see strong gains

The A-share market showed bullish signs on Thursday, as the benchmark indexes reported strong gains after two months of flat performance, experts said.

The Shanghai Composite Index stood above 3000 points during the morning trading hours on Thursday, which was the first time in two months. The increase slightly contracted in the afternoon so that the index closed at 2985.86 points, up 0.96 percent. The Shenzhen Component Index climbed 0.86 percent to close at 9783.50 points. The ChiNext Index in Shenzhen reported a daily gain of 1.18 percent to close at 1689.05 points.

The total trading volume at the Shanghai and Shenzhen trading houses topped 797.5 billion yuan ($111.7 billion) on Thursday, which was the greatest amount in four months.