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This is an archive article published on August 16, 2010

China shares end at 1-week high

China's key stock index ended up 2.1 per cent on Monday,its highest close in a week.

China8217;s key stock index ended up 2.1 per cent on Monday,its highest close in a week,with strong volume and demand in selected sectors such as healthcare and banks,helping to underpin gains from the last session.

The Shanghai Composite Index ended at 2,661.7 points,after closing up 1.2 per cent on Friday. Analysts said ample liquidity in the share market was helping to offset concerns over moderating growth after last week8217;s slew of economic data.

Banking shares were led by Agricultural Bank of China after it exercised a greenshoe option in its Shanghai initial public offering,making it the world8217;s biggest IPO.

Analysts said the larger-than-expected 76.3 per cent jump in the share price of newly-listed Jihua Group,China8217;s biggest military supply provider,also indicated that investors were more confident about buying back into the market.

8220;The market is quite solid at this point. I see the market will continue to rebound maybe another 150 points to 2,800 points,8221; said Wang Aochao,analyst at UOB Kay Hian in Shanghai. Wang projected this level to be reached in the next two weeks.

Turnover in Shanghai A shares rose to 130 billion yuan 19.14 billion from 91 billion yuan on Friday.

Gaining Shanghai shares overwhelmed losers 886 to 6.

 

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