Chinese shares consolidate near 7-yr highs on Wednesday(1/2)

Investors look through stock information at a trading hall of a securities firm in Shanghai, east China, March 18, 2015. Chinese shares consolidated near seven-year highs on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 2.13 percent to finish at 3,577.30 points. The Shenzhen Component Index went up 2.68 percent to close at 12,496.24 points. (Photo: Xinhua/Pei Xin)