Investing.com – China stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Travel & Leisure and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite added 0.81%, while the SZSE Component index added 1.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Jiangsu Sunrain Solar Energy Co Ltd (SS:603366), which rose 10.10% or 0.420 points to trade at 4.580 at the close. Meanwhile, BanBao Co Ltd (SS:603398) added 10.02% or 1.040 points to end at 11.420 and SEC Electric Machinery Co Ltd (SS:603988) was up 10.00% or 0.98 points to 10.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ginwa Enterprise Group Inc (SS:600080), which fell 10.00% or 1.170 points to trade at 10.530 at the close. Guangxi Radio and Television Information Network Corp Ltd (SS:600936) declined 9.64% or 0.460 points to end at 4.310 and Nanjing Kangni Mechanical & Electrical Co Ltd (SS:603111) was down 9.34% or 0.44 points to 4.27.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Cangzhou Mingzhu Plastic Co Ltd (SZ:002108) which rose 10.12% to 4.57, Jiangsu Jiujiujiu Technology Co Ltd (SZ:002411) which was up 10.01% to settle at 18.35 and Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co Ltd (SZ:002497) which gained 9.97% to close at 7.61.
The worst performers were Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300324) which was down 9.95% to 7.69 in late trade, Guangdong Homa Appliances Co Ltd (SZ:002668) which lost 8.10% to settle at 5.56 and Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co Ltd (SZ:000917) which was down 6.82% to 6.15 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 984 to 412 and 78 ended unchanged.
Shares in Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co Ltd (SZ:300324) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.95% or 0.85 to 7.69. Shares in Guangdong Homa Appliances Co Ltd (SZ:002668) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.10% or 0.49 to 5.56.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 28.58.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1229.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $51.45 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.28% or 0.17 to trade at $60.08 a barrel.
USD/CNY was up 0.01% to 6.9439, while EUR/CNY fell 0.01% to 7.9071.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 96.713.