Chinese shares closed down 0.95 percent on Tuesday as China Eastern Airlines shares fell despite the announcement of an expanded government bailout plan, dealers said.
: h* e$ [4 D3 Z0 J! ^/ H The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers A and B shares, ended down 17.57 points at 1,832.91 on turnover of 37.9 billion yuan (5.5 billion dollars).: l/ A t+ E. e% i6 V
The Shanghai A-share index lost 18.51 points, or 0.95 percent, to 1,924.55 on turnover of 37.8 billion yuan, while the Shenzhen A-share index was down 5.10 points, or 0.86 percent, at 589.21 on turnover of 20.7 billion yuan. |