SHANGHAI: Shanghai’s stock benchmark extended gains to hit a more than one-month high on Thursday and looked set for the seventh straight winning session, led by gains in aerospace shares, while Hong Kong was closed for the Christmas holidays.
At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index rose to the highest intraday level since Nov 20 at one point before ending the morning session up 0.29%.
China’s blue-chip CSI 300 Index slipped 0.07%.