Chinese Markets Surge to Record High

Investors fight off anxiety over US subprime woes

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Aug 3, 2007 12:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – China’s securities markets recovered from Wednesday’s Pan-Asian slump and then some, surging to their third new record this week in today's trading. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 3.5% and the Shenzhen gained 2.3% after the codependent Nikkei and Hang Seng tumbled... Read full story »

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