Chinese stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slightly up 0.57 percent, or 13.87 points, to end at 2,432.40.


China's January PPI Falls for 11th Month

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slightly up 0.57 percent, or 13.87 points, to end at 2,432.40.
The Shenzhen Component Index slid 0.85 percent, or 84.32 points, to 9,989.09. 
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