Chinese shares close 2.55% higher, led by real estate and financial stocks
2008-07-24 08:07:19 GMT 2008-07-24 16:07:19 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rebounded strongly on Thursday after two days' weak performance, led by real estate and financial stocks.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 2.55 percent or 72.44 points, finishing at 2,910.29 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,005.99 points, up 2.79 percent , or 271.27 points.
Combined turnover expanded to 116.2 billion yuan (around 17 billion U.S. dollars) from previous day's 97.16 billion yuan.
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