Stocks remain in bullish mood (2)

The property sector index reached a 21-month high as Fitch Ratings said that Chinese homebuilding volumes are expected to rise this year.

In addition, some analysts said that the markets gained on news that China may further open its A-share market to investors from Taiwan.

China may relax asset requirements for Taiwan brokerages seeking quotas under the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investment program, said Tong Daochi, the head of the international department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, in Taipei.

The securities sector rose 0.97 percent on average on the news, led by the shares in China Merchants Securities Co.

The share prices of securities firms have been on the rise since Monday, supported by a number of moves pledged by the China Securities Regulatory Commission to further open up the market.

"Most of the 22 listed securities companies are like skinny monkeys," said Li Daxiao, head of research at Yingda Securities, a Shenzhen-based brokerage. "The banks are like elephants and insurance companies are like bulls. So, the securities companies have a greater potential to rise faster."

Meanwhile, Jin Yanshi, a popular economist and former investment banker, wrote on his micro blog that the first wave of China's stock market increase will be led by financial and property companies, which is happening now, to be followed by a second wave featuring telecoms and technology companies, and a third wave led by consumer and healthcare companies.