The extent of the enthusiasm of Chinese investors for shares was illustrated by news the number of new brokerage accounts opened in a single day had reached a record282,000 last Thursday.

• 中国投资者对股市的乐观程度可从以下消息中得到清晰体现：上周四，中国散户投资者单日新开股票交易账户达到创纪录的28.；2万个。