* SSEC 1.1%, CSI300 1.3%, HSI -0.5% * HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 7.9%, Shanghai->HK daily quota used 4.6% * FTSE China A50 +1.4% SHANGHAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - China’s blue-chip index scaled a near 5-1/2-year high on Monday, led by gains in traditional industries, as upbeat factory activity data showed continued recovery in the world’s second-largest economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. ** The CSI300 index rose 1.3% to 5,045.01 points, its highest since June 18, 2015, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.1% to 3,444.84 points. ** Leading the gains, the Shanghai SE50 index, which tracks the 50 most representative traditional stocks on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, climbed as much as 2% to its highest since February 2008. ** China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than three years in November, while growth in the services sector also hit a multi-year high, as the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus stepped up. ** Upbeat data released on Monday suggests the world’s second-largest economy is on track to become the first to completely shake off the drag from widespread industry shutdowns, with recent production data showing manufacturing now at pre-pandemic levels. ** The main reason for the strong rally was China’s continued recovery, said Zhang Gang, an analyst with China Central Securities. ** The cyclicals rally would also continue for a while as their low valuations remain low, at least before China’s Lunar New Year holiday if investors do not find good opportunities in growth players, he added. ** In Hong Kong, stocks fell as energy firms dragged. The Hang Seng index dropped 0.5% to 26,760.53 points, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.2% to 10,771.61. ** The Hang Seng energy slumped 5.6% by midday, led by China’s national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd tumbling 10.4% after news of U.S. blacklisting. (Reporting by Luoyan Liu and Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.