BEIJING: China stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Travel & Leisure and Real Estate Investments & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite rose 1.54% to hit a new 3-years high, while the SZSE Component index gained 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Cn Xd Electric (SS:601179), which rose 10.04% or 1.290 points to trade at 14.140 at the close. Meanwhile, Huaxin Cement (SS:600801) added 10.04% or 1.270 points to end at 13.920 and Huayin Elec (SS:600744) was up 10.04% or 1.290 points to 14.140 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Furen Pharmace (SS:600781), which fell 9.79% or 3.840 points to trade at 35.400 at the close. Dahua Chemical (SS:900951) declined 6.71% or 0.122 points to end at 1.695 and Shanghai Huili (SS:900939) was down 6.65% or 0.145 points to 2.035.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Financial Street Holdings Co Ltd (SZ:000402) which rose 4.87% to 14.65, Luzhou Lao Jiao Co Ltd (SZ:000568) which was up 4.30% to settle at 28.11 and China Vanke Co Ltd (SZ:000002) which gained 3.87% to close at 15.57.
