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Chinese shares close lower Thursday

Updated: 2010-12-23 16:37

(Xinhua)

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BEIJING - Chinese equities closed lower on Thursday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.79 percent, or 22.68 points, to close at 2,855.22 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index lost 0.96 percent, or 122.38 points, to close at 12,644.58 points.

Combined turnover shrank to 209.64 billion yuan ($31.76 billion), down from 239.84 billion yuan the previous trading day.

Losers outnumbered gainers 733 to 140 in Shanghai and 1001 to 130 in Shenzhen.

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