Chinese shares close up 0.45%

Chinese shares close up 0.45%

Chinese equities rose with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.45 percent, or 14.86 points, to close at 3,331.90 Monday, led by heavyweights.
The Shenzhen Component Index increased 1.2 percent, or 166.59 points, to close at 14,051.52.
Combined turnover was 277.3 billion yuan (40.60 billion U.S. dollars).
Losers outnumbered gainers by 693 to 125 in Shanghai and 656 to96 in Shenzhen.