China's STAR Composite Index closes higher Wednesday

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 2.10 percent higher at 2,061.05 points on Wednesday.

The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, closed 2.11 percent higher at 1,726.18 points.

The sci-tech innovation board, commonly known as the STAR Market, was inaugurated in June 2019 at Shanghai Stock Exchange. It is designed to support companies in the high-tech and strategic emerging sectors.

China's STAR Composite Index closes higher Wednesday

A whale shark was filmed swimming near a small fishing boat off the coast of Fangchenggang City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday.

A local fisherman sailing around an offshore wind power project in the waters of Beibu Gulf saw the whale shark slowly approaching his dinghy, swimming alongside it briefly before gradually swimming away.

Whale sharks have a tendency of migrating to Beibu Gulf every May and June. The area's summer fishing moratorium provides them with abundant food sources.

Guangxi fisherman films close encounter with whale shark at sea