BEST WEEK SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC

• Shanghai Stocks slipped on Friday on weak factory gate data that indicates prolonged recovery.
• But it did end on an optimistic note boosting hopes of a revival for the world’s second largest economy.

The blue chip index fell 0.6 % on Friday while the Shanghai Composite Index fell 1% to 2,793 points. Both indexes scaled new lows during the session.

China’s factory gate prices fell the m....