Chinese shares continue falling, driven by weak airlines, oil company stocks

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares continued falling on Friday as international crude prices kept surging and concerns over a slowdown in economic growth began to overweigh inflation risks, analysts said.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slid 0.65 percent, or 18.82 points to end at 2,856.63 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,031.38 points, down 147.23 points, or 1.45 percent.

Aggregated turnover on the two bourses totaled 107.58 billion yuan (15.37 billion U.S. dollars), shrinking from 151.64 billion yuan on previous trading day.