(Yicai Global) June 20 -- Driven by large-cap shares including financial stocks, China indexes rose sharply after opening higher today.

The Shanghai Composite Index closed 2.58 percent higher at 2,992.99,  while the Shenzhen Component Index was 2.68 percent higher at 9,165.22 and the ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises in Shenzhen, soared 2.3 percent to 1,504.3.