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Chinese shares close lower on Monday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-04 16:42

Chinese equities closed lower on Monday as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went down 1.02 percent, or 33.38 points, to close at 3,243.76 points.

Related readings:  Chinese shares close slightly higher on last day of 2009  Chinese shares rise for third day on news of stock-index futures  Chinese shares close higher on Tuesday

The Shenzhen Component Index lost 1.21 percent, or 166.43 points, to close at 13,533.54 points.

Combined turnover shrunk to 147.97 billion yuan ($21.7 billion), from 220.86 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

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