China's stocks close down Monday

BEIJING - China's stocks fell Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.66 percent, or 46.99 points, to finish at 2,791.81 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.93 percent, or 242.78 points, to end at 12,331.16 points.

Combined turnover shrank to 198.67 billion yuan ($29.94 billion), down from 235 billion yuan the previous trading day.

Losers outnumbered gainers 825 to 102 in Shanghai and 1,112 to 129 in Shenzhen.

Specials

President Hu Jintao is on a state visit to the US from Jan 18 to 21.

The discovery of the fossile of a female pterosaur nicknamed as Mrs T and her un-laid egg are shedding new light on ancient mysteries.

China's GDP growth jumped 10.3 percent year-on-year in 2010, boosted by a faster-than-expected 9.8 percent expansion in the fourth quarter.