Chinese shares set new record on PMI data rise
The Shenzhen Component Index gained 1.36 percent, or 186.27 points, to end at 13,856.99.
Combined turnover expanded to 358.9 billion yuan (52.51 billion U.S. dollars) from 336.7 billion yuan during the previous trading day.
Gainers outnumbered losers by 712 to 149 in Shanghai and 631 to 120 in Shenzhen.
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of China’s manufacturing sector [...]