Markets

Chinese shares close higher on Tuesday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-16 16:19
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Chinese equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.53 percent or 15.9 points to close at 2,992.84 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,948.76 points, up 45.43 points, or 0.38 percent.

Combined turnover shrank to 121.56 billion yuan ($17.8 billion) from 130.39 billion yuan the previous trading day.

Winners outnumbered losers by 697 to 176 in Shanghai and 645 to 245 in Shenzhen.