BEIJING: China stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Electricity and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.87% to hit a new 3-years high, while the SZSE Component index gained 1.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Ningbo Thermal (SS:600982), which rose 10.04% or 1.210 points to trade at 13.260 at the close. Meanwhile, Donghua (SS:600393) added 10.03% or 1.550 points to end at 17.010 and Guyuelongshan (SS:600059) was up 10.03% or 1.820 points to 19.970 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anhui Express (SS:600012), which fell 9.03% or 1.810 points to trade at 18.240 at the close. Tyan Home (SS:600807) declined 7.27% or 2.320 points to end at 29.600 and Changyuan (SS:600525) was down 6.87% or 2.140 points to 29.000.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Huayi Brothers Media Corp (SZ:300027) which rose 8.04% to 63.58, Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co Ltd (SZ:000629) which was up 6.66% to settle at 6.25 and Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd (SZ:000858) which gained 5.01% to close at 30.81.
