Chinese Stocks Rise; Lithium Producers, Airlines Lead Gains -- Market Talk
Chinese Stocks Rise; Lithium Producers, Airlines Lead Gains -- Market Talk
0739 GMT - Chinese stocks finished the session higher, as lithium producers and airlines led gains, while the healthcare sector weakened. Ganfeng Lithium jumped 7.9% and Zijin Mining was 3.2% higher, while electric-car battery maker CATL added 4.2%. Air China advanced 8.4% and China Southern Airlines gained 6.8%. Covid-19 vaccine maker CanSino Biologics dived 10% to an all-time closing low after Pfizer said its Covid-19 pill was 89% effective in a preliminary assessment. Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical shed 6.1% and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine slumped 4.2%. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.2% to 3498.63, the Shenzhen Composite Index rose 0.5% and the ChiNext Price Index was up 0.8%. (clarence.leong@wsj.com)
0739GMT-中國股市收盤走高,鋰生產商和航空公司領漲,而醫療保健板塊走弱。贛鋒鋰業上漲7.9%,紫金礦業上漲3.2%,電動汽車電池製造商CATL上漲4.2%。中國國航上漲8.4%,中國南方航空股份上漲6.8%。新冠肺炎疫苗生產商燦信生物暴跌10%,至歷史收盤低點,此前輝瑞稱其新冠肺炎藥丸在初步評估中有效率為89%。深圳邁瑞生物醫療下跌6.1%,江蘇恆瑞醫藥下跌4.2%。上證綜指攀升0.2%,至3498.63點,深證綜指上漲0.5%,創業板價格指數上漲0.8%。(clarence.leong@wsj.com)