Markets

Chinese equities close mixed Wednesday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-21 16:02

BEIJING - Chinese shares closed mixed Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.26 percent or 6.66 points to close at 2,535.39 points.

Related readings:  Chinese equities rise 2.11% Monday  Chinese equities close flat Friday  Chinese equities dip 1.87% on Thursday  Chinese equities rise Wednesday

The Shenzhen Stock Index dropped 0.15 percent, or 15.30 points, to 10,324.13 points.

Total turnover shrank to 196.87 billion yuan ($28.82 billion) from 205.2 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

Losers outnumbered gainers by 425 to 420 in Shanghai and 495 to 451 in Shenzhen.