Chinese Shares Start Higher, Led by Electrical Equipment, Auto Stocks(Yicai Global) Jan. 8 -- China’s mainland stock markets opened buoyant this morning with the surging automobile and electrical equipment manufacturers' shares.
The Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.04 percent to 3,577.69. The Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.3 percent to 15,402.74. The ChiNext, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, gained 0.54 percent to 3,179.37.
Animal breeders' and aerospace firms' shares were the biggest losers.
Editor: Emmi Laine
