China's stock market saw slight gains on Monday, indicating that the recovery from the sell-off a week ago has remained mild due to lingering concerns about economic prospects.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.81 percent to 1,995.24 points, with turnover decreasing to 62.7 billion yuan ($10.2 billion) from 77.5 billion yuan on Friday.

Companies in the media and culture, food, information technologies, and pharmaceutical sectors led the rise.