Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.9 percent to 3,862.53 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.05 percent higher at 13,479.43 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 2.16 trillion yuan (about 303.84 billion U.S. dollars), up from 2.15 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.74 percent to close at 3,238.01 points Monday.
Market analyst He Jian highlighted the trends behind the numbers in his recap of China's stock market performance.
"The mainland stocks rose today, as shares of carmakers and solar energy firms jumped on signs that Beijing's crackdown on price wars is starting to bear fruit. Sentiment was also aided by China central bank's pledge to step up policy support for growth. By closing, the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.9 percent after being up as much as 1.3 percent earlier in the session. China's industrial profits jumped more than 20 percent in August from a year earlier, reversing a 1.5-percent year-on-year decline in July. Market analysts pointed out that the August industrial profits surge is mostly due to the fact that it's being measured off a low base, but signs of early progress in the 'anti-involution' campaign are emerging," said the analyst.
"At a meeting on Thursday chaired by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, chairman Zhang Yuzhuo told executives from state-owned firms to stabilize electricity and coal prices and to avoid destructive price wars. Sectors that suffered heavily from price wars, including new energy vehicles and solar energy, led the jump today. CATL up over 4 percent. And reports indicate that domestic demand for energy storage cells is currently very strong. And leading battery companies have stated that their factories are operating at full capacity, with some orders scheduled into early next year. The STAR Market also rose sharply today, after news that Moore Threads Technology, an artificial intelligence chipmaker that competes with Nvidia Corp., got regulatory approval to list on the tech-focused board in Shanghai," he said.
Analyst recaps Chinese stock market performance on Monday
