Chinese stocks tumble 2.9% to 16-week low

Updated: 2011-05-23 15:30

(Xinhua)

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BEIJING -- Chinese shares tumbled 2.93 percent to a 16-week low Monday with the major gauge Shanghai Composite Index down to below 2,800 points, as investors worried about future economic growth under rising inflation pressure.

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