China's Stock Mkts Closed Updates: SSE Index +0.4%, SZSE Index +0.8%, HSI +1.2%, total trading amount to USD 227 bln.

Sep 23, 2021 (China Knowledge) - Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,642.22, up 0.38%, Shenzhen Component Index finished at 14,387.36, up 0.77%, the Hang Seng Index closed at 24,510.98, up 1.19%. The trading volume for three exchanges recorded USD 226.5 bln, up 27.76% from the previous trading day.

Military was today's top performing sector, seeing the highest rise of 2.88%, follows by Light Industry and Agriculture, gaining 2.81% and 2.41%, respectively. Chemicals sector saw the biggest drop of 2.03%, followed by health care (-1.56%) and mining (-1.55%).

Of the 4,484 stocks on Mainland China, there were 2,924 (65%) gainers, 1,447 (32%) losers, and 99 (2%) remained...