(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-05-23 17:00

A man uses binoculars as he monitors stock movements at a stock exchange in Shenyang, the capital of northeast China's Liaoning province May 23, 2007. China's main stock index surged 1.54 percent in heavy trade on Wednesday, hitting a new all-time high, as yuan strength boosted the property sector and positive local media reports about the share market buoyed sentiment. [Reuters]