China Stock Futures Rise as Shanghai Composite Approaches 4,000

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China’s stock-index futures rose, signaling further gains for the nation’s equities as the Shanghai Composite Index approached the 4,000 level for the first time since 2008.

Futures on the CSI 300 Index expiring in April, the most active contract, added 0.2 percent as of 9:18 a.m. local time. The Shanghai Composite surged 2.5 percent to 3,961.38 on Tuesday. The CSI 300 Index rose 2.2 percent. The Bloomberg China-US Equity Index added 0.7 percent in New York. Hong Kong’s stock market resumes trading today after a three-day holiday.