Stock Bourses: Shanghai Shenzhen and Trading Activity

stock bourses: As of close of market on Thursday, the index had risen nearly 20 percent since February 1, according to Global Times China. Trade volumes on the two stock bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen surpassed 1.1 trillion yuan. By close of market, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index finished up 0.14 percent to 3,106.42 points. Trading activity has been brisk since the volumes topped 1 trillion yuan on February 25 for the first time since November 2015. Especially worth noting is that continued efforts to open the doors wider to foreign investment are believed to have prompted the heightened interest from foreign institutional investors. Behind the trading volume surge are investors, both retail and institutional, chasing the rallying markets. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.