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China's main stock indexes rose on Friday and produced their biggest weekly gains in more than two months.

Shanghai stocks closed at a two-month high on Thursday, getting a boost from glass and cement makers after the government signaled it would reduce overcapacity in the construction materials sector.

Shanghai stocks closed at a two-month high on Thursday, getting a boost from glass and cement makers after the government signaled it would reduce overcapacity in the construction materials sector.

Shanghai stocks rose to a near one-month high on Wednesday, as a strong rally in financial shares erased initial worries stemming from data showing the nation's foreign exchange reserves fell below a psychological level.

Shanghai stocks rose to a near one-month high on Wednesday, as a strong rally in financial shares erased initial worries stemming from data showing the nation's foreign exchange reserves fell below a psychological level.

China stocks pulled back on Tuesday on fresh signs the government was moving to deflate potential credit bubbles in the broader economy, reinforcing recent central bank tightening moves that have crimped investors' risk appetite.

China stocks pulled back on Tuesday on fresh signs the government was moving to deflate potential credit bubbles in the broader economy, reinforcing recent central bank tightening moves that have crimped investors' risk appetite.

China stocks rose on Monday in thin activity as investors stayed largely cautious over the central bank's policy tightening after it surprisingly raised short-term interest rates last week.

China stocks rose on Monday in thin activity as investors stayed largely cautious over the central bank's policy tightening after it surprisingly raised short-term interest rates last week.

China stocks snapped a five-day winning streak on Friday after Beijing unexpectedly raised short-term interest rates on the first trading day after the Lunar New Year holiday, in a further sign it has moved to a tightening policy bias.

China stocks snapped a five-day winning streak on Friday after Beijing unexpectedly raised short-term interest rates on the first trading day after the Lunar New Year holiday, in a further sign it has moved to a tightening policy bias.

China's central bank surprised financial markets on Friday by raising short-term interest rates on the first day back from a long holiday.

China's central bank surprised financial markets on Friday by raising short-term interest rates on the first day back from a long holiday.

China's main share index ended at a fresh two-week high on Tuesday, but pared some of its earlier gains as small-cap stocks weighed.

China's main share index ended at a fresh two-week high on Tuesday, but pared some of its earlier gains as small-cap stocks weighed.

China's main share index ended at a two-week high on Monday, but pared some of its earlier gains in thin turnover as investors were reluctant to stake out fresh positions ahead of the country's biggest holiday.

China's main share index ended at a two-week high on Monday, but pared some of its earlier gains in thin turnover as investors were reluctant to stake out fresh positions ahead of the country's biggest holiday.

China's main stock indexes rose on Wednesday as some industrial heavyweights forecast sharply higher profits for 2016, but small caps wobbled near a 16-month low.

China's main stock indexes rose on Wednesday as some industrial heavyweights forecast sharply higher profits for 2016, but small caps wobbled near a 16-month low.

Shanghai's benchmark stock index rose on Tuesday, snapping a five-day losing streak, as small-caps staged a sharp afternoon rebound.