Chinese shares jump on 1st trading day of Year of Pig

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An investor is seen at a stock exchange in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 11, 2019, the first trading day of the Year of the Pig. China's major stock indices ended notably higher Monday as investors greeted the Year of the Pig in China's lunar calendar with bullish sentiment. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 1.36 percent higher at 2,653.9 points while the Shenzhen Component Index surged by 3.06 percent to close at 7,919.05 points. (Xinhua/Su Yang)