Shares in Shanghai start slightly higher

SHARES in Shanghai started slightly higher on Friday (Jul 1) morning, extending the previous day's rally fuelled by healthy data that lifted hopes for the economy.

The Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.05 per cent, or 1.65 points, to 3,400.26, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange was marginally higher, inching up 0.64 points to 2,224.79.

Hong Kong's markets were closed for a holiday. AFP