By March 17, the market had been rising for 10 consecutive weeks. The index had risen by more than 1600 points, or 23 %. Compared to the same period last year, the market was up 80 %.
截至三月十七日，股市已連漲十個星期，指數飆升一千六百多點，漲幅為百分之二十三．五；如果和去年同期相比，更是大漲了八成。