Chinese shares open 3.07% lower after Sichuan earthquake
2008-05-13 01:42:03 GMT 2008-05-13 09:42:03 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares open 3.07 percent lower on Tuesday, reacting to the strong earthquake happened in southwest China on Monday afternoon.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, opened at 3,515.71 points, down 3.07 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange opened at 12,727.76 points, losing 3.33 percent.
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