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Chinese shares fall for 3rd day in a row on profit-taking

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-22 15:45

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Chinese shares fell for three straight days, sinking below the 2,600 mark Friday on continuous profit-taking.

The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.50 percent, to close at 2,597.60.

The Shenzhen Component Index went down 0.36 percent, to 10,072.63.

Combined turnover contracted to 152.02 billion yuan ($22.36 billion) from 210.06 billion yuan on the previous trading day.