Chinese mainland shares close higher

Chinese mainland stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.55 percent to 3976.52 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.19 percent higher at 13404.06 points.

Small commodities hub sees trade growth

Yiwu, a key export hub in East China's Zhejiang province, reported strong foreign trade growth in the first three quarters. Total imports and exports reached a record high of 631.2 billion yuan ($88.8 billion), up 26.3 percent from a year earlier, according to Yiwu Customs. Exports grew 25.7 percent year-on-year to nearly 554 billion yuan, while imports increased 31.3 percent to 77.2 billion yuan.