China stocks up

China's main indexes rose on Monday in the first trading after a two-day holiday during which further restrictions on futures trading were announced. China CSI300 stock index futures for September rose 6.4 per cent, to 3,222, or 154.15 points below the midday value of the underlying index. The CSI300 index rose 0.3 per cent, to 3,376.15 points at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.9 per cent, to 3,187.82 points. Hang Seng index edged up 0.2 per cent to 20,885.74 points. The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index gained 1.9 per cent, to 9,344.02. The index measuring price differences between dual-listed companies in Shanghai and Hong Kong stood at 142.89, compared with 146.52 at the end of trading on Sept. 2, after which China markets were closed for two days, according to Reuters.

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