SHANGHAI, August 14, 2009 - Chinese shares closed down 2.98 percent on Friday amid concerns the government will tighten its monetary policy in the second half of the year, dealer said.采集者退散/ ]* W0 V6 g1 i, z7 N$ a2 j
The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers A and B shares, was down 93.59 points at 3,046.97 on turnover of 146.3 billion yuan (21.4 billion dollars).# u, p/ e/ \. ]5 \1 C/ R
The Shanghai A-share index shed 98.21 points, or 2.98 percent, to close at 3,198.11 on turnover of 145.8 billion yuan. The Shenzhen A-share index lost 39.97 points, or 3.59 percent, to 1,074.63 on turnover of 74.1 billion yuan. |