Central Huijin lifts A-share holdings in CCB

SHANGHAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Central Huijin, an arm of China Investment Corp, the country's sovereign wealth fund, said on Wednesday it had raised its holdings of A shares in China Construction Bank (601939.SS) to 70.8 million shares as of Nov. 28.

Central Huijin began buying A shares in the bank from the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Sept. 23, as part of a package of government measures to support the weak stock market.

(Reporting by Alfred Cang; Editing by Andrew Torchia)