Shares rise 1.84% on first trading day in May

<p><font face="Arial" size="1" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chinese shares ended 1.84 percent higher Monday, the first trading day of the month after the three-day May Day holiday, with airline and metal heavyweights leading the way.</font></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font face="Arial" size="1" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index concluded the daily trading at 3,761.01 points, 67.90 points, or 1.84 percent, higher than the previous close.</font></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font face="Arial" size="1" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Shenzhen Component Index for the smaller stock exchange in Shenzhen gained 355.89 points, or 2.64 percent, to close at 13,860.78 points.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="1" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Combined turnover on the two bourses stood at 212.07 billion yuan (30.29 billion U.S. dollars), slightly lower than the 225.47 billion yuan of the previous trading day.</font></p></div>