Chinese shares closed more than 2 percent higher in the morning session Thursday than the previous trading day as insurance shares gained. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rise 97.60 points, or 2.27 percent, to close at 4,390.25 points in the morning session. Traded between the highest 4,427.50 points and the lowest 4,260.79 points, with a turnover of 83.27 billion yuan (11.9 billion U.S. dollars).
The Shenzhen Component Index ended up 197.86 points, or 1.27 percent, to 15,799.07 points, and the total turnover was 39.73 billion yuan.
The Hushen 300 Index, which accounts for 60 percent of the market value in China's stock market and reflects the performance of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges closed at 4,715.29 points, up 1.87 percent. Source:Xinhua
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