Chinese shares lower at midday Wednesday

12:42, June 17, 2020

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  Chinese shares close higher Wednesday

  File photoBEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.14 percent to end at 2,935.87 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.19 percent higher at 11,420.84 points.The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two major indices was 738.9 billion yuan (about 104.3 billion U.S. dollars), expanding from 712.42 billion yuan on the previous trading day.Market sentiment remained cautious as the countrys capital Beijing upgraded its emergency response to COVID-19 starting Tuesday due to new confirmed domestically transmitted cases.Companies related to vaccines and traditional Chinese medicine led the gains, with shares of Weifang Kanghua Biotech Co., Ltd. surging by the daily limit of 10 percent to 111.46 yuan per share.Bucking the trend, shares in the sectors of hotels and catering businesses fell across the board.The ChiNext Index, Chinas NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.15 percent to close at 2,263.96 points.

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  Chinese shares higher at midday Thursday

  BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) - Chinas major stock indices ended higher in the morning session Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.03 percent at 2,936.88 points.(File photo: CFP)The Shenzhen Component Index went up 0.32 percent to end at 11,457.5 points at midday.The ChiNext Index, tracking Chinas NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went down 0.41 percent to 2,254.77 points in the morning session Thursday.

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  Chinese shares mixed at midday Monday

  BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) - Chinas major stock indices ended mixed in the morning session Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.01 percent at 2,919.48 points.(File photo: CFP)The Shenzhen Component Index went up 0.85 percent to end at 11,347.34 points at midday.The ChiNext Index, tracking Chinas NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went up 2.23 percent to 2,255.95 points in the morning session Monday.