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Shares end 0.38% lower amid thin trading

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-08-14 16:47

Chinese share prices fell 0.38 percent on Thursday, continuing the downtrend for the fifth trading day amid thin trading volume.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.38 percent, or 9.22 points, to 2,437.08. The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,278.65 points, up 29.01 points, or 0.35 percent.

Aggregate turnover shrank to 43.06 billion yuan ($6.28 billion) from 54.7 billion yuan on the previous day. Losses outnumbered gains by 922 to 590 on two bourses.