Investing.com – China stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Real Estate Investments & Services and Retailers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.04%, while the SZSE Component index added 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Keda Group Co Ltd (SS:600986), which rose 10.07% or 0.560 points to trade at 6.120 at the close. Meanwhile, Shandong Homey Aquatic Development Co Ltd (SS:600467) added 10.00% or 0.240 points to end at 2.640 and Tibet Urban Development and Investment Co Ltd (SS:600773) was up 9.96% or 0.720 points to 7.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anhui Liuguo Chemical Co Ltd (SS:600470), which fell 8.38% or 0.430 points to trade at 4.700 at the close. HeBei Jinniu Chemical Industry Co Ltd (SS:600722) declined 8.22% or 0.500 points to end at 5.580 and Angel Yeast Co Ltd (SS:600298) was down 7.37% or 2.350 points to 29.550.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Chongqing Pharscin Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (SZ:002907) which rose 10.02% to 26.47, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co Ltd (SZ:300601) which was up 10.01% to settle at 41.88 and Shenzhen Selen Science & Technology Co Ltd (SZ:002341) which gained 8.26% to close at 11.53.
The worst performers were Tonghua Golden-Horse Pharmaceutical Industry Co Ltd (SZ:000766) which was down 7.32% to 7.72 in late trade, Talkweb Information System Co Ltd (SZ:002261) which lost 7.04% to settle at 5.020 and Risen Energy (SZ:300118) which was down 5.38% to 7.57 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 869 to 455 and 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tonghua Golden-Horse Pharmaceutical Industry Co Ltd (SZ:000766) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.32% or 0.61 to 7.72. Shares in Risen Energy (SZ:300118) fell to 3-years lows; down 5.38% or 0.43 to 7.57.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was down 2.19% to 20.50 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.40% or 4.90 to $1215.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.55% or 0.37 to hit $66.44 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.71% or 0.51 to trade at $71.56 a barrel.
USD/CNY was up 0.51% to 6.8560, while EUR/CNY fell 0.13% to 7.8537.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 95.89.