Markets

China's stocks close down Thursday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-12-09 16:46

BEIJING - China's stocks continued Wednesday's fall amid mounting tightening concerns, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.32 percent, or 37.6 points, to end at 2,810.95 on Thursday.

The Shenzhen Component Index declined 2.08 percent, or 262.15 points, to end at 12,353.27.

Total turnover contracted to 204.08 billion yuan ($30.64 billion) from Wednesday's 210.44 billion yuan.

Losers outnumbered gainers by 758 to 129 in Shanghai and 943 to 169 in Shenzhen.