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Chinese shares close higher on Wednesday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-04 16:30

Chinese equities rose on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive trading day, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 14.31 points, or 0.46 percent, to close at 3,128.54.

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The Shenzhen Component Index gained 71.35 points, or 0.55 percent, to close at 12,931.21.

Combined turnover shrank slightly to 280.7 billion yuan ($41.1 billion) from 289.94 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

The ChiNext market for start-up stocks, which began trading last Friday, rebounded with 27 stocks out of total 28 up after losses for two consecutive trading days.