shanghai jan 10 reuters  chinese shares ended higher on monday lifted by gains in consumer and healthcare firms while shanghais techfocussed star market rebounded as investors latched on to expectations of deeper reforms and improved liquidity  at the close the shanghai composite index ssec was up 039 at 359352  the bluechip csi300 index csi300 was up 045 the consumer staples sector csi000912 rose 088 and the healthcare subindex csi300hc climbed 108  shanghais star market star50 ended 098 higher climbing from near eightmonth lows after chinas securities regulator said it would pilot marketmaking on the nasdaqstyle market read more  star set up in 2019 to fund chinas technical innovation currently hosts 379 listed companies worth a total of 53 trillion yuan 83157 billion in market value  the realestate subindex csi000952 jumped 145 reflecting continued volatility among developers shares amid ongoing investor concerns over debt and liquidity risks in the sector  developer shimao group holdings 0813hk has put all of its realestate projects on sale including both residential and commercial properties as the cashstrapped chinese property developer accelerates asset disposals caixin reported read more  shimao group unit shanghai shimao 600823ss rose by the 10 daily limit on monday  shares in china life insurance co 601628ss fell 174 in shanghai after chinas central commission for discipline inspection ccdi said it had placed the companys chairman wang bin under investigation  the smaller shenzhen index szsc ended 044 higher and the startup board chinext composite index cnt was flat  around the region mscis asia exjapan stock index miapj0000pus was firmer by 058 while japans nikkei index n225 edged down 003  at 0700 gmt the yuan was quoted at 63724 per us dollar 007 firmer than the previous close of 6377 reporting by andrew galbraith and samuel shen editing by sherry jacobphillips