Chinese shares plunge to below 3,000 points over property curbs

2010-04-19 07:56:09 GMT2010-04-19 15:56:09 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China's main stock index dived to below 3,000 Monday, led by a slump of property shares on government's tougher efforts to rein in excessive property prices gains.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange ended at 2,980.30 points,down 150.01 points, or 4.79 percent.

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