An investor looks at the electronic stock price board at a private securities company Monday in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares rose to a 5 1/2-month high on investor enthusiasm about added liquidity amid rising bank lending, shrugging off declines in other Asian markets on news of Japan's economic contraction. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 3 percent, or 68.59 points, to 2389.59, its highest close since Aug. 29.
