(Yicai Global) March 6 -- Chinese mainland stock markets closed up, with the Shanghai Composite Index hitting a new high since June and trade volume regaining a three-month peak.

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,102.10, up 1.57 percent, with CNY485.5 billion (USD72.5 billion) swapped.

The Shenzhen Component Index went up 1.09 percent to close at 9,700.49, churning over CNY621 billion. 

The turnover of the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses totaled to CNY1.11 trillion in a zenith unseen since November.

The ChiNext price Index, which tracks Shenzhen's growth enterprises, gained 1.43 percent to 1,700.50, with CNY185 billion changing hands.

Editor: Ben Armour