Equities firm up on MSCI index news

Inclusion set to trigger short-term rally on higher liquidity expectations

Chinese A-share stocks rose on Monday after global equity index provider MSCI Inc announced that it will launch MSCI China A Inclusion Indexes this week.

The Shanghai Composite Index closed the day with a 0.06 percent gain to 3,380.7 points. The Shenzhen Component Index rose by 0.6 percent, and the ChiNext startup index climbed by 0.99 percent.