Shares of Yum China Holdings and TAL Education Group surged 8.74 percent and 6.6 percent, respectively, leading the gainers in the top 10 stocks in the index.
Shares of Trip.com Group and New Oriental Education & Technology Group advanced 5.88 percent and 5.72 percent, respectively, also among the best performers.
U.S. equities ended higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the record-low level of near zero amid the COVID-19 fallout.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 532.31 points, or 2.21 percent, to 24,633.86. The S&P 500 rose 76.12 points, or 2.66 percent, to 2,939.51. The Nasdaq Composite Index rallied 306.98 points, or 3.57 percent, to 8,914.71.
The Cboe Volatility Index, widely considered as the best fear gauge in the stock market, dipped 6.97 percent to 31.23 on Wednesday.
As of Tuesday, the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index stood at 3,193.01, marking a 6.71-percent increase for the month-to-date returns and a 0.81-percent gain for the year-to-date returns.
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