Asia
Chinese Stocks Rise Over Government Crackdown on Illicit Overseas Securities Activities, Probe on Liushenyu Mine Blast
Chinese shares started the week strong, closing Monday with gains after the government announced a crackdown on illicit cross-border securities activities and a probe into one of China's deadliest mining accidents last week.The Shanghai Composite Index added 1%, or 39.67 points, to close Monday's trade at 4,152.57. The Shenzhen Component Index climbed 1.7%, or 259.31 points, to 15,856.61.The equities of some Chinese brokerages rose amid the China Securities Regulatory Commission's crack down on overseas brokers that are conducting cross-border business operations without the regulator's approval.The Shanghai stocks of CITIC Securities' (SHA:600030, HKG:6030) and Guotai Haitong Securities (SHA:601211, HKG:2611) rose 1.2% and and 0.8%, respectively.Equities, especially coal stocks, were lifted after the government announced a probe into the gas explosion at Shanxi Tongzhou Group's Liushenyu coal mine.In corporate news, Tianshui Huatian Technology (SHE:002185) jumped 10% amid plans to construct an integrated circuit industrial base for 3 billion yuan.Cambricon Technologies (SHA:688256) climbed 9.4% after the board of directors' approval of a 12-billion-yuan comprehensive credit line for the chipmaker.Wingtech (SHA:600745) inched 5% higher after suing its subsidiary, Nexperia, as it sought up to 8 billion yuan in damages while demanding to regain control of the Dutch subsidiary.
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