Shanghai, Shenzhen and ChiNext indexes all rise as over 4,600 A-share stocks advance

China's three major A-share indexes closed higher, with the Shanghai Composite up 2.16 percent, the Shenzhen Component up 4.22 percent, the ChiNext Index up 6.40 percent and the STAR 50 up 9.92 percent. Total market turnover reached 2.05 trillion yuan, and more than 4,600 individual stocks advanced. Semiconductors surged in the afternoon with multiple stocks hitting the daily limit, while communication equipment and precious metals also rose sharply. Electronic components, computer hardware and biotechnology were among the other advancing sectors. Telecommunications led the decline, and oil and gas, baijiu, coal, banks and insurance also fell.