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Chinese shares fall for 5th trading day - May 25
Updated: 2011-05-25 15:28
(Xinhua)
BEIJING -- Chinese shares fell for the fifth consecutive trading day on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.91 percent, or 25.32 points, to 2,741.74.
The Shenzhen Component Index dropped 1.14 percent, or 134.51 points, to close at 11,615.42.
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