Chinese shares continue broad rally

BEIJING - Chinese shares continued broad rally on Monday for the third consecutive trading day, following intensive moves by the government to stabilize the market.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 2.39 percent to close at 3,970.39 points in the day. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index surged 4.78 percent to close at 12,614.16 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, climbed 5.8 percent to end at 2,683.07 points.