Investing.com – China equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Technology and Gas, Water & Multiutilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SZSE Component index gained 0.74%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Shanghai Composite were Danhua Chem (SS:600844), which rose 10.07% or 0.680 points to trade at 7.430 at the close. Tianjin Quanye (SS:600821) added 10.07% or 0.750 points to end at 8.200 and Guodian Nj (SS:600268) was up 10.04% or 0.910 points to 9.970 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Lotus Gourmet (SS:600186), which lost 10.04% or 0.850 points to trade at 7.620 in late trade. Zhongyuan Unio (SS:600645) declined 10.00% or 7.140 points to end at 64.270 and Zhongzhu Holdi (SS:600568) shed 10.00% or 2.170 points to 19.520.
The top performers on the SZSE Component were Tianjin Economic-technological Development Area Co Ltd (SZ:000652) which rose 10.08% to 6.99, Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co Ltd (SZ:000021) which was up 10.05% to settle at 9.75 and Rongxin Power Electronic Co Ltd (SZ:002123) which gained 10.04% to close at 13.81.
The worst performers were Zhejiang Jingsheng Mech Electric (SZ:300316) which was down 10.01% to 16.99 in late trade, Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co Ltd (SZ:002353) which lost 3.17% to settle at 28.45 and Sichuan Jinlu Group Co Ltd (SZ:000510) which was down 2.71% to 7.54 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 666 to 278 on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The CBOE China Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Shanghai Composite options, was down 3.93% to 32.77 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.62% or 7.20 to $1157.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.17% or 0.55 to hit $47.65 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.07% or 0.54 to trade at $50.79 a barrel.
USD/CNY was up 0.18% to 6.3342, while EUR/CNY rose 0.45% to 7.2162.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.64.