Stocks climb as renminbi rallies
The booth of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) at the Sixth Beijing International Finance Expo. The increase of ICBC contributed to more than half of the Shanghai Composite Index's gain on Thursday. Provided to China Daily |
SHANGHAI - China's benchmark stock index rose for a second day after copper prices and the Chinese currency rallied to record highs, bolstering the earnings outlook for the nation's metal producers and airlines.
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