Jan 08, 2021 (China Knowledge) - Today the Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,570.11, down 0.17%, and Shenzhen Component Index finished at 15,319.29, down 0.24%, the Hang Seng Index closed at 27,878.22, up 1.20%. The trading volume for three exchanges recorded USD 203.2 bln, down 3.50% from the previous trading day.

The markets turned up 2,025 gainers, 1,977 losers, and 127 remained unchanged.

By sectors, the top three most active traded media, telecom and IT hardware and software, with an increase of 3.10%, 2.10% and 1.82%, respectively. The leisure service sector saw the biggest drop of 4.66%, followed by military (-3.11%) and food & beverage (-2.64%).

As of 16:30 p.m. BJT, USD/RMB was trading at 6.4676, up 100 bps from the previous close.

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