Investing.com – China stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retailers, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite added 1.86%, while the SZSE Component index gained 1.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Shanghai Hugong Electric Group Co Ltd (SS:603131), which rose 10.02% or 1.650 points to trade at 18.110 at the close. Meanwhile, Comefly Outdoor Co Ltd (SS:603908) added 10.01% or 3.13 points to end at 34.40 and Shanghai Sanmao Enterprise Group Co Ltd A (SS:600689) was up 10.01% or 1.180 points to 12.970 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jien Nickel (SS:600432), which fell 10.05% or 0.610 points to trade at 5.460 at the close. Shenji Group Kunming Machine Tool Co Ltd (SS:600806) declined 10.00% or 0.580 points to end at 5.220 and Shanghai Jiabao Industry & Commerce Group Co Ltd (SS:600622) was down 9.88% or 1.080 points to 9.850.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Dongguan Souyute Fashion Co Ltd (SZ:002503) which rose 7.98% to 4.06, Hedy Holding Co Ltd (SZ:002027) which was up 7.95% to settle at 12.49 and Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd (SZ:002024) which gained 7.46% to close at 16.27.
The worst performers were Jiangsu Changfa Refrigeration Co Ltd (SZ:002413) which was down 10.00% to 7.65 in late trade, Zhejiang Huace Film TV Co (SZ:300133) which lost 8.06% to settle at 10.04 and Apex Technology Co Ltd (SZ:002180) which was down 7.33% to 31.50 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 1208 to 136 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jien Nickel (SS:600432) fell to 5-year lows; losing 10.05% or 0.610 to 5.460. Shares in Shenji Group Kunming Machine Tool Co Ltd (SS:600806) fell to 3-years lows; falling 10.00% or 0.580 to 5.220. Shares in Shanghai Jiabao Industry & Commerce Group Co Ltd (SS:600622) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.88% or 1.080 to 9.850. Shares in Jiangsu Changfa Refrigeration Co Ltd (SZ:002413) fell to 3-years lows; down 10.00% or 0.85 to 7.65. Shares in Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd (SZ:002024) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.46% or 1.13 to 16.27.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was unchanged 0.00% to 22.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.30% or 3.90 to $1305.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $68.05 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.26 to trade at $77.46 a barrel.
USD/CNY was down 0.20% to 6.4048, while EUR/CNY rose 0.07% to 7.4932.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 93.84.