Hong Kong - China shares finished at their highest this year on Tuesday, with turnover strong as investor confidence improved after recent encouraging data and growth-friendly policies.
The Shanghai Composite Index ended up 0.2% at 2 183.19 points, extending its winning streak to six days, the longest since August 2013.
The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings rose 0.3%, in its eighth daily gain in a row.
Top index boost Bank of Communications spiked another 6.6% following a 9.9% jump the previous day. The country's fifth-largest lender said late on Monday it was studying a plan to sell stakes to private investors under a government reform aimed at letting private capital play a bigger role in the economy.
Among the biggest drags on the CSI300, Kweichow Moutai shed 1.9% and Wuliangye Yibin lost 2.5%.