Graphics shows China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indices down on Jan. 4, 2009.China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 3,243.76 points Monday, down 33.38 points, or 1.02 percent, from the previous close. The Shenzhen Component Index on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 13,533.54 points Monday, down 166.43 points, or 1.21 percent, from the previous close. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese equities closed lower on Monday as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went down 1.02 percent, or 33.38 points, to close at 3,243.76 points.

    The Shenzhen Component Index lost 1.21 percent, or 166.43 points, to close at 13,533.54 points.

    Combined turnover shrunk to 147.97 billion yuan (21.7 billion U.S. dollars), from 220.86 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

A trader is seen at a stock trading hall in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 4, 2010.(Xinhua/Liu Junxi) Photo Gallery>>>

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