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Chinese shares rise on first trading day of 2009

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-01-05 11:04

Chinese shares opened higher on the first trading day of 2009, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, gaining 1.55 percent to 1,849.02 at the opening.

The smaller Shenzhen index was up 1.11 percent to open at 6,557.42 points.