Chinese stocks rose on Tuesday as financial shares continued to push higher, with the CSI300 and Shanghai Composite indices recording their highest close since April 2011.
The Shanghai Composite breached the psychological milestone of 3,000 for the first time since December 9.
The CSI300 index climbed 86.1743 points, or 2.68 per cent, to 3,303.4023, while the Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks all the tickers trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, gained 67.8407 points, or 2.3 per cent, to 3,021.52.
The largest percentage gainer on the Shanghai exchange on Tuesday was Anyang Iron, which rose 10.2 per cent, while the largest percentage decliner was Guilin Fuda, down 5.9 per cent.
Among the most active stocks in Shanghai were China State Construction Engineering, up 0.50 per cent at 5.99 yuan; CITIC Securities, up 10.01 per cent at 29.77 yuan and Bank of China, up 3.04 per cent at 3.39 yuan.
In Shenzhen, BOE Technology, up 3.9 per cent at 3.23 yuan, Changjiang Sec, up 10.0 per cent at 16.81 yuan, and TCL Corp, down 0.5 per cent at 3.82 yuan, were among the most actively traded.