Article: 1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese shares gain slightly after three days' drop

1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese shares gain slightly after three days' drop

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese equities edged up Wednesday, rising for the first time in four consecutive trading days, driven by non-ferrous metals and coal miner stocks.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index grew 24.89 points, or 0.9 percent, to end at 2,779.43.

The Shenzhen Component Index gained 137.57 points, or 1.24 percent to close at 11,206.85.

Combined turnover shrank for the seven consecutive trading day to 108.18 billion yuan (15.84 billion U.S. dollars) from 117. 5 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

Gainers outnumbered losers by 651 to 188 in Shanghai ...

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